noon
She ran directly up to his room ; but , when she saw that he was asleep , her step softened , and she stealthily advanced to his side and sat down on the edge of the bed . Something of the mood in which he had gone to sleep still remained , and his boyish face , even in his dreams , was dull and unhappy . Theodora reproached herself , as she sat looking down at him . She reproached herself more , while she looked about at the disorderly room and recalled her mother 's words , as they left the dinner-table , that noon . `` I shall be busy , this afternoon , Teddy , so I shall leave Hu in your care . '' A vase of fading flowers stood on the table , and beside it was a plate of half-eaten fruit . Odds and ends of clothing lay about , and the bed on which he had thrown himself looked tumbled and unattractive .