about noon
`` Of course I 'll call him , '' she cried ; `` oh , the poor mother ! my heart aches for her ! '' Mr. Fischer came downstairs , rubbing his eyes . It was about noon , and he was accustomed to sleep soundly until two o'clock . `` Why , yes , '' he said , in answer to their queries . `` I remember that girl . I did n't think much about her , -- for a good many children travel alone between stations on the shore road .