noon
Nothing will now be wanting for the family ; they will have everything requisite , even to a gridiron , two newly tinned saucepans , and a coffee-pot . I said to myself , since they are to have things done so grandly , let them be grand ; and , with all that , I shall not have lost more than three hours . But come , neighbour , pay as quickly as you can , and let us be gone . It will soon be noon , and my needle must go at a famous rate to make up for this morning . '' Rodolph paid , and quitted the Temple with Rigolette . At the moment when the grisette and her companion were entering the passage , they were almost knocked over by Madame Pipelet , who was running out , frightened , troubled , and aghast . `` Mercy on us ! ''