noon
`` Why , he -- he told me , '' she stammered . `` Aha ! I have you now , woman , '' cried Mollie , with a deep villain frown . `` Secret meetings on moonlit nights -- '' `` This one happened to be in the broad daylight , in the glare of noon , '' Amy retorted . `` And if you can find anything secret or romantic about that , you 're welcome to . '' Mollie stared for a minute , then joined in the laugh . `` Strike one , '' she cried .