noon
The moment he caught sight of me , he hurried forward . `` Is Professor Kennedy coming soon ? '' he inquired eagerly . `` I was going up to his laboratory , but I called up Nevsky , and she said he would be here at noon . '' Then he put his hand up to my ear and whispered , `` I have found out who it was who shadowed Kharkoff . '' `` Who ? '' I asked , saying nothing of my long search of the morning .