noon
She listened . There was not a sound of any one stirring , nor was there any slight noises out-of-doors which told of busy people up and about at early morning . She had forgotten that they were not on a public highway . In the little lane there was continual quiet whether at dawn or at high noon , so that one might have thought the whole town asleep , or at least napping . And shabby as the bed was upon which Nancy lay , it was far more comfortable than the old lounge which Sue had chosen to occupy . She had tried to honor Nancy as her guest , and so had given her the best resting-place which the cottage afforded . Nancy wondered if Sue were yet awake .