About noon
When she woke in the morning late and had had her coffee she did not know how she was going to spend the day . She felt full of anticipation , excited , yet vague , and usually lonely . The post brought her nothing . About noon she was dressed and ready for the day . She must go out , of course . It would be folly to remain shut up indoors after all the bother of the journey . She must lunch somewhere , do something afterwards .