noon
I was sorry enough that boys were not in fashion , for I wanted a few . There was Tommy Gordon in particular , who always had his pockets full of `` lickerish '' and pep ` mints ; it was as much as I could do to help asking him . As for Gust Allen , I would as soon have had a wild monkey , and that is the truth . I trudged home at noon , with my eyes looking strange , I know . I had done my _ speaking _ , and now I began to _ think _ . It came over me like a little whirlwind . I realized for the first time what I had done .