noon
And the children had many fine coasts on it , for the sleds went faster than when greased with candles . Lola Taylor came over , and so did other playmates of the Curlytops , and you can be sure that after this the thin coating of ice on the boards did not last long . It began to wear off and wear thin , first in one place and then in another , the rising sun helping to melt it . And before noon there was no ice left . However , the boys and girls had had lots of jolly good fun , and Trouble also had his share . As the boards , once they were wet from the melting ice , were too sticky for the candle-greased sleds to coast on , the fun had to be given up just before noon . But after dinner Tom and Ted found something else that gave them an adventure .