noon
She was thankful when the checks and goods began to come up . It was a relief to keep her eyes on the different packages . Faith had never had much experience in doing up parcels , but she managed very nicely after her hands stopped trembling . Long before noon she was aching in every muscle . The dust that rose from the floor was irritating her throat and the store was so hot that her head was aching . She looked down at the clerks , who had been on their feet steadily since eight o'clock , and began to understand the callousness of their expressions . A great throb of pity for them , rather than for herself , dimmed her eyes for an instant so that she could not see her packages .