noon
There was nothing of the gallant in him . Carrie at last could scarcely sit still . Her legs began to tire and she wanted to get up and stretch . Would noon never come ? It seemed as if she had worked an entire day . She was not hungry at all , but weak , and her eyes were tired , straining at the one point where the eye-punch came down . The girl at the right noticed her squirmings and felt sorry for her .