noon
He did not want to wait on customers ; he did not want to see callers ; he did not want to talk or be talked to . He did not want to think , either , but that he could not help . And he could not shut out all the callers . One , who came a little after noon , refused to remain shut out . She pounded the door and shouted `` Uncle Jed '' for some few minutes ; then , just as Jed had begun to think she had given up and gone away , he heard a thumping upon the window pane and , looking up , saw her laughing and nodding outside . `` I see you , Uncle Jed , '' she called . `` Let me in , please . ''