noon
She would go . Directly , when she had brought her hat , and spoken with her mother . Mrs. Etherege and Mrs. Gartney were sitting together in the guest chamber , above . At noon , after an early dinner , Mrs. Etherege was to leave . Mr. Armstrong stood upon the doorstone below , looking outward , waiting . If he had been inside the room , he would not have heard . The ladies , sitting by the window , just over his head , were quite unaware and thoughtless of his possible position .