about noon
Oh , I am so gratified to think you 've come ! Yes , she was just havin ' her breakfast , and we were speakin ' of you . Where 's William ? '' `` He went right back ; said he expected some schooners in about noon after bait , but he 'll come an ' have his dinner with us tomorrow , unless it rains ; then next day . I laid his best things out all ready , '' explained Mrs. Blackett , a little anxiously . `` This wind will serve him nice all the way home . Yes , I will take a cup of tea , dear , -- a cup of tea is always good ; and then I 'll rest a minute and be all ready to start . ''