noon
`` I reckon you mean go to the hermit 's place , Will ? '' he remarked inquiringly . `` Yes , that 's just it , Frank , and please , now , do n't shut down on me too quickly . Say you 'll think it over , and let me know at noon . '' Frank scratched his head as though considering . The fact of the matter was he himself had a peculiar yearning to make that trip again . There is a sort of subtle fascination about prowling around forbidden territory .