noon
`` Yes , I saw them yesterday , '' Hubert said . `` What are they like ? '' Hope and Theodora asked in a breath . `` They were driving past the post-office , when I went after the noon mail . They went by so fast I could n't see much , though . '' `` How did you know who it was ? '' Theodora inquired , rolling over till she could look up into her brother 's face .