noon
And get eight , that 's all you took -- I 'll buy the yellows from you so you will still have a good deal left from your dollar . '' The two little girls skipped down to the grocery in a hurry but they did n't hurry home -- no , sir ! They walked slowly and carefully so that not an egg was even cracked . And by the time they got home and gave Amanda the eggs and saw them all opened and divided , the whites on a platter and the yellows in a bowl , the big whistles blew for noon and Doris had to go home . Mary Jane went with her as far as the gate and then waited under the little mulberry tree till her father came home for his lunch . `` Well , this is fine , '' said Mr. Merrill as he tossed her up onto his shoulder . `` I like to see my little girl waiting for me .