noon
She smiled as he appeared . The ascent to the brow of the hill was so sharp that first you saw a hat in movement , then a head , then shoulders , body , legs , and feet . She ran quickly down the road to meet him , and took his arm . `` You could n't catch the noon train ? '' she said . `` Captain Wells stopped at the door a little while ago to see what time we should be down to get the deed , and luckily I told him that we might not be down until into the evening . He said he 'd stay at home and wait till we came . ''