noon
It was just as well that Patty could not prevail upon her brothers to leave Yale for the week-end , as she had hoped , for the girls ' time together was growing so short that they begrudged every moment that separated them . Boys , naturally , were a diversion . `` We 're going to sail through the islands to-day , '' Patty announced at breakfast . `` At noon we 'll stop somewhere and cook lunch . There are lots of lovely places . We might have a little service , too . I think Miss North would like it .