about noon
I got the seed from my sister-in-law 's cousin , she that was ` Miry Gregg , and they do beat everything . They wilt so that it ai n't no use to pick 'em now , unless you was calc ` latin ' to come home by the other road . There 's nobody sick about here , is there ? '' to which the doctor returned a shake of the head and the information that he should be returning that way about noon . As he drove up the hill he assured himself with great satisfaction that he believed he had n't told anything that morning which would be repeated all over town before night , while his hostess returned to her house quite dissatisfied with the interview , though she hoped for better fortune on Dr. Leslie 's return . For his part , he drove on slowly past the Thacher farmhouse , looking carefully about him , and sending a special glance up the lane in search of the invalid turkey . `` I should like to see how she managed it , '' he told himself half aloud .