noon
The boys made an arm-chair , and away she went , for a pleasant day downstairs . She thanked Frank with a posy for his buttonhole , well knowing that it would soon pass into other hands , and he departed to join Annette . Having told Jill about Bob , and set her to work on the `` Observer , '' Jack kissed his mother , and went whistling down the street , a gay little bachelor , with a nod and smile for all he met , and no turned-up hat or jaunty turban bobbing along beside him to delay his steps or trouble his peace of mind . At noon they worked on their paper , which was a collection of items , cut from other papers , concerning temperance , a few anecdotes , a bit of poetry , a story , and , if possible , an original article by the editor . Many hands make light work , and nothing remained but a little copying , which Jill promised to do before night . So the boys had time for a game of football after school in the afternoon , which they much enjoyed . As they sat resting on the posts , Gus said , -- `` Uncle Fred says he will give us a hay-cart ride to-night , as it is moony , and after it you are all to come to our house and have games .