noon
Will you do it , Molly ? '' `` Yes , '' said Molly , and her heart began to sing and her eyes to shine . Her manner to Jordan as he left was more cordial than since his return from Europe . At noon time , when Theodore King saw her walking , sweetly cool , under the trees , he joined her . Molly had donned the dress he had complimented most , and as he approached her , she lifted a shy gaze to his . `` You could n't take me to-morrow , you 're sure ? '' she begged , her voice low , deep and appealingly resonant .