noon
Breakfast fortified us both greatly , but it also set me to thinking sadly of Aggie , whose morning meal was a crisp slice of bacon , varied occasionally by an egg . I had not Tish 's confidence in her escape . And Tish was restless . She insisted on wandering about the cellar , and near noon I missed her for two hours . When she came back she was covered with plaster dust , but she made no explanation . `` I have been thinking over the situation , Lizzie , '' she said , `` and it divides itself into two parts . We must wait until nightfall and then search again for Aggie , in case my judgment is wrong as to her escape .