noon
`` I think Jack 's very nice , but I know somebody that 's much nicer , '' Rosa replied , busy with a rough material that was plainly intended for the Southern warriors . `` Ah ! but if you really knew all about Jack , you would n't look at anybody else , '' Dick cried , pensively , tangling his long legs in the young girl 's work . `` There , you clumsy fellow ; you 've ruined this seam , and I must get this work done before noon . We 're all going to the provost prison to take garments to the recruits . You may come if you 'll be very good and help me with these supplies . '' `` May I ?