noon
He used to teach in this very schoolhouse ; he knows as much as Mr. Holmes . '' `` Then he must be a Solomon , '' laughed the boy . The stamp of Hollis ' boots and the sound of his laughter had frightened the mouse back into its hiding-place in the chimney ; Marjorie would not have frightened the mouse all day long . The books were pushed into her satchel , her desk arranged in perfect order , her rubbers and red mittens drawn on , and she stood ready , satchel in hand , for her ride on the sled down the slippery hill where the boys and girls had coasted at noon and then she would ride on over the snowy road half a mile to the old , brown farmhouse . Her eyes were subdued a little , but the sunshine lingered all over her face . She knew Hollis would come . He smiled down at her with his superior fifteen-year-old smile , she was such a wee mousie and always needed taking care of .