noon
His appointment ! Ah ! Wide awake now , our journalist considered the situation . A couple of days ago the adjutant had announced : `` Corporal Vinson , you have eight days ' leave : you can quit barracks at noon to-morrow . '' Fandor had been given leave several times already : he merely replied : `` Thanks , Lieutenant . '' He then looked out for a post card from the spies , appointing a rendezvous . A letter was handed to him by the post sergeant .