noon
Why , it 's down some toward the west ! I should n't wonder if it 's as late as two o'clock . '' `` Two o'clock ! '' cried Max in dismay , `` and I was to be back by noon ! Wo n't I catch it ! '' and he began gathering up his fish and fishing-tackle in great haste , Jim doing likewise , with the remark that he would be late to dinner and maybe have to go without . Lulu was giving Max all the assistance in her power , her face full of sympathy .