morning, noon
Living under the same roof with the beloved brother from whom she had been so suddenly and hardly separated : with a mind at ease , and free from any persecutions which could call a blush into her cheek , or a pang into her heart , she seemed to have passed into a new state of being . Her former cheerfulness was restored , her step regained its elasticity and lightness , the colour which had forsaken her cheek visited it once again , and Kate Nickleby looked more beautiful than ever . Such was the result to which Miss La Creevy 's ruminations and observations led her , when the cottage had been , as she emphatically said , ` thoroughly got to rights , from the chimney-pots to the street-door scraper , ' and the busy little woman had at length a moment 's time to think about its inmates . ` Which I declare I have n't had since I first came down here , ' said Miss La Creevy ; ` for I have thought of nothing but hammers , nails , screwdrivers , and gimlets , morning , noon , and night . ' ` You never bestowed one thought upon yourself , I believe , ' returned Kate , smiling . ` Upon my word , my dear , when there are so many pleasanter things to think of , I should be a goose if I did , ' said Miss La Creevy . ` By-the-bye , I HAVE thought of somebody too .