noon
He , poor man , had babies of his own , and had been nervous during the few short minutes of the service . Lydia and Lizzie put in the morning cleaning the cottage . Never since they had lived in it had the little house been so spic and span . At noon , they sat down to lunch in a splendor of cleanliness that made the place seem stranger than ever to them both . Neither talked much . At intervals , tears ran down old Lizzie 's wrinkled cheeks and Lydia looked at her wonderingly . Lydia had not shed a tear .