noon
Oh -- yes . Oh , I 'm _ so _ hungry ! '' But Budge was certain Robin was desperately ill ; under her direction Harkness carried her to Madame 's own room while Mrs. Budge followed with blankets and a hot water bottle . At noon the nurse arrived from New York , and that evening the word spread to every corner of Wassumsic that little Miss Forsyth had the `` sickness . '' Robin had done something that could n't be counted -- or spurned -- in dollars and cents . From door to door in the village the story spread ; how Robin had gone into the stricken cottage which even the neighbors shunned , and had performed a last little act -LRB- and the only one -RRB- of respect for poor old Granny , then , with her own fur around the child 's neck , had taken Susy back to the Manor . The doctor told of Robin 's sensible care and how ably she had shared with him the night 's long vigil .