noon
Well , good-night , beloved -- `` Good-night , good-night My love , my own -- '' she sang . `` I 've a busy day ahead of me tomorrow . '' Mary had a busy day , too . Nearly two hundred women responded to her new advertisement in the morning , and as many more at noon . Fortunately some of these were familiar with the work , and the most skilful were added to the corps of teachers . In addition to this , new nurses were telephoned for to take care of the rapidly growing nursery , temporary tables were improvised in the canteen , another battery of ranges was ordered from the gas company , and preparations were made for Archey 's arrival with the laundry equipment . Yes , it was a busy day and a busy week for Mary ; but somehow she felt a glory in every minute of it -- even , I think , as Molly Pitcher gloried in her self-appointed task so many years ago .