noon
He was very tired and very silent . I thought , for a moment , that I saw distrust on Dinky-Dunk 's face , for the first time . But he has said nothing . I hated to see him go out to work , when we got home , but he refused to take a nap at noon , as I wanted him to . So to-night , when he came in for his supper , I had the birthday cake duly decked and the presents all out . But his enthusiasm was forced , and all during the meal he showed a tendency to be absent-minded . I had no explanations to make , so I made none .