noon
`` Ah , yes , it is necessary . There are many English in Argentina . '' A sigh -- a fluttering , tremulous sigh of perfect peace and happiness -- welled up from Emma McChesney 's heart and escaped through her smiling lips . By noon , Senorita Pages had tried on the fascinating coat and secured the address of its builder . By afternoon , Emma McChesney was showing the newest embroidery stitch to the slow but docile Senora Pages . Next morning she was playing shuffleboard with the elegant , indolent Pepe , and talking North American football and baseball to him . She had not been Jock McChesney 's mother all those years for nothing .