noon
I always had an idea that a miser was thin . '' Then she slipped away , and presently whispered to another girl what a mistaken speech she had made , and they put their heads together with soft , averted giggles . The girls had brought packages of luncheon in their baskets , which they had removed to make space for the cherries , and left with Mrs. Berry in the tavern . At noon they sent the young men for them , and prepared to have dinner at a little distance from the trees where they had been picking , where the ground was clean . William and Rose also went up to the tavern , and Rose beckoned to Barney as she passed him . `` Do n't you want to come ? '' she whispered , as he followed hesitatingly ; `` there 's something to carry . ''