midday
_ Peterson _ , '' said the man who remained on the sidewalk with Sylvia . `` I remember , '' she replied , her lips scarcely moving , her eyes avoiding his burning glance . `` And ... in San Antonio . '' They were rather early for the midday meal when they reached the _ Internacional _ ; indeed , they were the first to enter the dining-room . Nevertheless the attitudes of the Mexican waiters were sufficient assurance that they might expect to be served immediately . Peterson looked at his watch and compared it with the clock in the dining-room . `` The train from Spofford is late , '' he said .