noon
She handled them contemptuously . She sold them listlessly . After weeks of expatiating to customers on the beauties and excellencies of gossamer lingerie she found it difficult to work up enthusiasm over the virtues of dishpans and spice boxes . By noon she was less resentful . By two o'clock she was saying to a fellow clerk : `` Well , anyway , in this section you do n't have to tell a woman how graceful and charming she 's going to look while she 's working the washing machine . '' She was a born saleswoman . In spite of herself she became interested in the buying problems of the practical and plain-visaged housewives who patronised this section .