noon
We got up a rattling good cricket club . You may not remember that I stood rather better in cricket at the academy than I did in mathematics or grammar . By handicapping me with several poor players , and having the best players among the boys in opposition , we made a pretty evenly matched team at school section No. 12 . One day , at noon , we began a game . The grounds were in excellent condition , and the opposition boys were at their best . My side was getting the worst of it . I was very much interested ; and , when one o'clock came , I thought it a pity to call school and spoil so good and interesting a contest .