noon
All night we sat reading , and reading , and reading . When the great clock in the hall struck six , we started like guilty persons . `` Oh , my childie , '' said Uncle Jo , `` how wrong this has been in me ! Poor little pale face , go to bed now , and remember , I forbid you to go to school to-day ; and I forbid your getting up until noon . I promise you I will not look at another letter . I will lock them all up till to-morrow evening , and then we will finish them . '' I obeyed him silently .