noon
... Quick , give me my surplice , Garrigou ... . And have you seen anything else in the kitchen besides the turkeys ? '' `` Yes , all kinds of good things ... . Since noon , we have done nothing but pluck pheasants , hoopoes , barn-fowls , and woodcocks . Feathers were flying about all over ... . Then they have brought eels , gold carp , and trout out of the pond , besides ... '' `` What size were the trout , Garrigou ? '' `` As big as that , your reverence ... .