noon
They came across all kinds of odds and ends -- lead pencils , blank-books , an old slate pencil wrapped in gold paper which Billy insisted on using to draw pictures on a slate -- he made this squeak so that Maida clapped her hands over her ears . They found single pieces from sets of miniature furniture , a great many dolls , rag-dolls , china dolls , celluloid dolls , the latest bisque beauties , and two old-fashioned waxen darlings whose features had all run together from being left in too great a heat . They went through all these things , sorting them into heaps which they afterwards placed in boxes . At noon , Billy went out and bought lunch . Still squatting on the floor , the three of them ate sandwiches and drank milk . Granny said that Maida had never eaten so much at one meal . All this happened on Saturday .