noon
Still she delighted to convince herself that there was nothing she would like better . She went about among the glass cases and racks where these things were displayed , and satisfied herself that the one she thought of was the proper one . All the time she wavered in mind , now persuading herself that she could buy it right away if she chose , now recalling to herself the actual condition . At last the noon hour was dangerously near , and she had done nothing . She must go now and return the money . Drouet was on the corner when she came up . `` Hello , '' he said , `` where is the jacket and '' -- looking down -- `` the shoes ? ''