noon
He turned back toward where the others were sitting waiting for supper . `` As Gladwyne has n't turned up , Nasmyth and I are going to look for him , '' he announced . `` There 's nothing to be alarmed about , but it 's quite likely we may not be back in the morning . If we do n't turn up by noon , you had better start down-river and we 'll pick you up farther on . I do n't want to waste another day . '' `` Do you think he has got lost altogether ? '' Millicent asked anxiously .