midday
` Oh , do n't speak of it , ' answered Louise . ` I 've lots to do . You 'll give my kind regards to Mrs. Grove ? ' So they ate together at midday , rather silently , but with faces composed . And Emmeline , after a last look into the nursery , hastened away to catch her train . She had no misgivings ; during her absence , all would be well as ever . Louise passed the time without difficulty , and at seven o'clock made an excellent dinner .