noon
Elizabeth Ann stared stupidly at the deep scratch on the window-sill . `` Do n't you see ? '' said Aunt Abigail . `` When the shadow got to that mark it was noon . And the rest of the time you guessed by how far it was from the mark . Let 's see if I can come anywhere near it now . '' She looked at it hard and said : `` I guess it 's half-past four . ''