noon
He felt disturbed , perplexed , and annoyed . His mother being really displeased with him was a novel experience to Pickles . She blamed herself much for having allowed him his own way in this matter , and the moment breakfast was over , went out to the nearest police-station to relate Sue 's story . Pickles stayed in until noon ; then he also went out . He had cheered himself until this hour with the hope that Sue had only gone out for a walk . Notwithstanding all the improbabilities of his poor , frightened Cinderella venturing to show herself in the street , he had clung firmly to this idea ; but when the neighboring clock struck twelve he was obliged to abandon it . He was obliged to admit to his own little puzzled heart that it was on no ordinary walk that Sue had gone .