noon
Let the thing drop till we 're eating our lunch , and then I 'll tell you what I 'll do . '' `` Good for you , Frank ! '' exclaimed Will , beaming on his chum , for somehow he must have guessed that the chances of their going were pretty fair . When noon arrived and they sat down to enjoy what had been prepared Will 's face looked so much like one big interrogation point that Frank did not have the heart to keep him longer in suspense . `` I see no good reason why we should n't wander up that way if we feel like it , '' he went on to say , at which the other looked greatly pleased . `` Of course , '' Frank continued , `` it is n't exactly the right thing for us to crawl through that opening in the fence again , especially after we 've been warned off by the housekeeper ; but since you say you _ must _ get a snapshot of the house , why , we 'll risk it . '' `` That 's kind of you to agree , Frank . ''