noon
How I enjoyed my little walk up High street and across the wide , sunshiny square ! When I reached the Cedars , and the butler admitted me , I used to run up the old oak staircase and tap at the nursery door . Nurse used to courtesy and withdraw ; Flurry and I had it all to ourselves . I never saw Miss Lucas until luncheon-time ; she was more of an invalid than I knew at that time , and rarely left her room before noon . Flurry and I soon grew intimate ; after a few days were over we were the best of friends . She was a clever child and fond of her lessons , but she was full of droll fancies . She always insisted on her dolls joining our studies .