nearly noon
Oh , father , I did forget your eggs again , I am afraid they are too hard . Here , twins , you carry in the oatmeal , and we will eat . No use to wait for Prudence , -- it would be like waiting for the next comet . '' Indeed , it was nearly noon when a small , one-horse spring wagon drove into the parsonage yard . Mr. Starr was in his study with a book , but he heard a piercing shriek from Connie , and a shrill `` Prudence ! '' from one of the twins . He was downstairs in three leaps , and rushing wildly out to the little rickety wagon .