noon
She had never done anything like it before . The utter novelty of sitting down to Mrs. White 's table , and eating in company with her and Mr. Jonas White , and Lillian White , and a son by the name of Henry , amused her . Then , too , they were all very kind to her . They even made a sort of heroine of her , especially at noon , when her father was in New York and she , consequently , was alone . They pitied her , in a covert sort of fashion , because her father was going to get married again , especially Mrs. White and Lillian . Lillian was a very pretty girl , with a pert carriage of blond head , and a slangy readiness of speech . `` Well , she 's a dandy , as far as looks and dress go , and maybe she 'll make you a real good mother-in-law , '' she said to Maria .