Saturday noon
Oh , what _ can _ we do without her ! '' Mrs. Borden was pacing the floor with the baby 's head against her shoulder and gently patting her . She did not scream now , but sobbed in a very sleepy fashion . `` You see , we are to start on Saturday noon , and we shall not come back until the middle of September . We thought it would be so nice for Marilla , too , she 'd kind of run down though she was n't at all ill . Bridget worried that she ate so little and she was growing thin . '' `` How long has she been with you ? ''