noon
Once more Pete swept and garnished the house , and once more Dong Ling spoiled uncounted squares of chocolate trying to make the baffling fudge . Bertram said that the entire Strata was a-quiver . Not but that Billy and Aunt Hannah had visited there before , but that this was different . They were to come at noon this time . This visit was not to be a tantalizing little piece of stiffness an hour and a half long . It was to be a satisfying , whole-souled matter of half a day 's comradeship , almost like old times . So once more the roses graced the rooms , and a flaring pink bow adorned Spunkie 's fat neck ; and once more Bertram placed his latest `` Face of a Girl '' in the best possible light .