midday
It 's just like coming into one 's old home . I think I should know this stable again by the air , if they led me into it blindfold anywhere in the world . '' And now they were home again , Pelle too could not help thinking that it really was pleasant . On Sunday morning , between watering and midday feed , Lasse and Pelle ascended the high stone steps . They took off their wooden shoes in the passage , and stood and shook themselves outside the door of the office ; their gray stocking-feet were full of chaff and earth . Lasse raised his hand to knock , but drew it back . `` Have you wiped your nose properly ? ''