noon
Ha -- ha -- ha ! An ' look y' ere , Miss Tranter ! I 'd ` a given a shillin ' in Tom 's ` at when it went round , but I 'm thinkin ' as zummat in the face o ' the owd gaffer up in bed ai n't zet on beggin ' , an ' m ` appen a charity 'd ` urt ` is feelin 's like the poor - ` ouse do . But if ` e 's wantin ' to ` arn a mossel o ' victual , I 'll find ` im a lightsome job on the farm if he 'll reckon to walk oop to me afore noon to-morrer . Tell ` im ' that from farmer Joltram , an ' good-night t ` ye ! '' He strode out , and before eleven had struck , the old-fashioned iron bar clamped down across the portal , and the inn was closed . Then Miss Tranter turned into the bar , and before shutting it up paused , and surveyed her three lodgers critically .