noon
He had remained seated where he was , after Mrs. Ritter 's departure , until the colonel 's servant came for him ; and the child had kept herself hidden all the time . After his departure , she went into the sitting-room , and looked out of the window where Andrew always sat , and kept saying to herself , `` To-day is the last day . To-morrow I must go to cousin Gotti . '' Towards noon the child went into the kitchen , put every thing in order , and arranged Andrew 's dinner ; but he did not come , and she did not like to remove the things until he did . So she went back into the sitting-room ; but the sad thought of the coming separation made her almost ill , and she said to herself , over and over , `` To-morrow I must go to cousin Gotti ; '' and did not see , in her sadness , that the sunset was very beautiful , and betokened a still more beautiful morrow . The child sprang to her feet when presently she heard the door opened . Andrew the carpenter stood before her with happy eyes , and with a look that Wiseli had never seen on his face .