nearly noon
She had finished what she had come to say and was ready to go . Theodore King laughingly thanked her and shook her heartily by the hand . Then he escorted her to the door , and she returned to Lafe a little less grim . It was nearly noon when Jinnie left the master 's music room , carrying her fiddle box . Her teacher noticed she played with less spirit than usual , but had refrained from mentioning it . She was coming down the steps when King 's car dashed up to the door . Her meetings with him were always unexpected and found her quite unprepared for the shock to her emotions .