noon
` I 'm a man of my word . ' ` Do n't come bawling here ! ' cried the other , with a face of scorn . And at noon the house knew him no more . Miss Rodney , on that same day , was able to offer her landlady a new lodger . She had not spoken of this before , being resolved to triumph by mere force of will . ` The next thing , ' she remarked to a friend , when telling the story , ` is to pack off one of the girls into service .