noon
The painters came soon after , and began putting on the second coat of paint . The girls , as soon as they had donned aprons and gloves , started to put on the second coat in the interior of the boat . The windows were on hand , ready to be set in place and everyone went to work with a will . So rapidly did the girls and Jane 's painters work that , by noon , the work , both inside and out , had been completed , including a coat of paint on the floor . The painters were paid off by Jane and dismissed . Jane stepped out on the pier to survey the work . `` Girls , we 've forgotten something , '' she cried .