noon
said he . `` S'pose ye do n't care anything about going out this morning ? '' `` We are not amusing ourselves ; we are trying to catch some fish for dinner , '' said Kate . `` Could you wait out by the red buoy while we get a few more , and then should you be back by noon , or are you going for a longer voyage , Captain Sands ? '' `` I was going out to Black Rock for cunners myself , '' said the cap'n . `` I should be pleased to take ye , if ye 'd like to go . '' So we wound up our lines , and took our basket and clams and went round to meet the boat .