noon
I guess everybody would be a hero if somebody only expected them to . '' `` Is there enough blue to make a Dutchman a pair of breeches ? '' asked Gladys , anxiously scanning the heavens . `` If there is , it will clear up before noon . '' `` Well , there 's enough to patch a pair , anyway , '' said Katherine , pointing to a minute scrap of blue showing through a jagged rent in a gray cloud . `` A patched pair is just as good as a new one , '' said Gladys with easy philosophy . `` It 's all right for us to go for a hike today , is n't it , Uncle Teddy ? ''