noon
His sister Anna 's voice , clear and strained , came from the top of the stairs . She stood there , holding an unbuttoned dressing-sack tightly across her bosom . The day was warm and neither of the ladies had dressed . `` But , Arthur , he has not been home since morning , '' said Anna Carroll , `` and Martin has been to the school-house , and the master says that Eddy did not return at all after the noon intermission , and he did not come home to dinner , after all . '' `` Yes , he did not come home to dinner , '' said Mrs. Carroll ; `` and the butcher did send the roast of veal , after all . I was afraid he would not , because he had not been paid for so long , and I thought Eddy would come home so hungry . But the butcher did send it , but Eddy did not come .