noon
Amuse him , and fill his mind with other things , and we shall have no trouble . That 's boy nature . '' So , perhaps , having had this truly amiable object in view , it did not please him so very much to find it did not seem to be exactly this particular boy 's nature . The Earl had passed a bad night and had spent the morning in his room ; but at noon , after he had lunched , he sent for his grandson . Fauntleroy answered the summons at once . He came down the broad staircase with a bounding step ; the Earl heard him run across the hall , and then the door opened and he came in with red cheeks and sparkling eyes . `` I was waiting for you to send for me , '' he said .