noon
The silence was brief , but intense . Then Jane Gray gave vent to a long ecstatic `` Oh-h-h-h ! '' I made haste to welcome and introduce Zura . `` I ca n't stop , '' she said when I offered her a chair and refreshment ; and she added rather breathlessly : `` I started for this house at noon ; side-tracked and went sailing . Just come to say thank you very much , but I do n't care for any lessons in English or manners , and I wo n't have any kind old grandpa interfering with my affairs . Now I must hustle . If I do n't , there 'll be an uprising of my ancestors .