noon
Hush ! Here comes Jake ! '' The negro entered , with an armful of holly , and the work went on in silence . By noon all the decorations were completed , the litter of leaves gathered up , and the carpet covered with a tightly drawn linen cloth for the feet of the dancers . The family took an early dinner , and dressed to receive their juvenile company , who were expected to begin to arrive in the afternoon . Mrs. Anglesea , whose trunk came that morning from Forest Rest , arrayed herself gorgeously in a crimson brocaded satin , trimmed with black lace , necklace and bracelets of heavy California gold , and a brooch and earrings of burning carbuncles . `` None o ' your pale , sick pearls , or icy , chilly diamonds for me !