Noon
Keith hesitated , then : `` I think I 'll go up to the house for her . '' Mrs. Sherwood nodded , and resumed her work calmly , without further remark . At the house Keith found Nan , her apron on , her hair done up under a dust cap , very busy . `` Noon ? '' she cried , astonished . `` It ca n't be ! But I ca n't stop now .