Saturday noon
He very politely bit back an incredulous smile , and said he should be _ very _ happy to see her perform . The answer was somewhat dubious . I accepted it in silent suspicion . He came on a Saturday noon . That afternoon we attended _ en masse _ one of those refined inquisitions commonly known as picnics , and Winthrop lost his pocket-knife . Selphar , of course , kept house at home . When we returned , Winthrop made some careless reference to his loss in her presence , and thought no more of it .