noon
`` The thing is going to work . You wait and see ! '' Uncle Dick called them all into the living room and told them to pack at once and prepare for a cold ride . There was plenty of time , for the train they had to catch did not reach the station until noon . `` If our trip is successful -- and it will be , I feel sure -- it will not take an hour to reach the station . But we shall give ourselves plenty of time . Now off with you !