nearly noon
`` Do you ` pose it 's very late ? '' she asked , in an anxious voice . `` Mom Beck will be comin ' for me soon . '' `` Yes , it is nearly noon , '' he answered . `` It did n't do much good to run away from your Aunt Tyler ; she 'll see you after all . '' `` Well , she ca n't ` queeze me an ' kiss me , 'cause I 've been naughty , an ' I 'll be put to bed like I was the othah day , just as soon as I get home . I ` most wish I was there now , '' she sighed .