noon
`` I do n't know -- some one who has brought something , probably . I trust she 's better . '' Miss Ainslie seemed more like herself , as she moved about the house , dusting and putting the rooms in order , as was her wont . At noon she fried a bit of chicken for Ruth , but took nothing herself except a cup of tea . `` No , deary , '' she said , in answer to Ruth 's anxious question , `` I 'm all right -- do n't fret about me . '' `` Have you any pain , Miss Ainslie ? '' `` No , of course I have n't , you foolish child ! ''