noon
Alix 's light was out . Cherry came , trailing her thin wrapper , to the porch bed opposite her sister 's bed and slipped into it with only a brief good-night . But Peter read on deep into the first hours of the morning . Kow Yu , flinging the striped blue tablecloth over the porch table the next day at the noon hour , and clinking knives and forks , was questioned by his master . `` You go catchem ` nother plate , Kow ! '' Peter said . `` Missy no come ! ''