noon
I saw her going to market . I 'm going off to Miller 's Pond to fish for trout . You know it 's Saturday and there 's no school . Jim Bates is going with me and we 're to be back by noon ; that is , old Tommy said I must . '' Lulu laughed at Max 's irreverent manner of alluding to the man who had the oversight of him out of school hours ; then jumping up , `` O Max ! '' she cried , `` I want to go too ! I 'll be ready in a minute . ''