noon
In private affairs there is nothing so tiresome and inconvenient as the presence of a celebrity . Burglars , when exercising their professional functions , are not accompanied by a brass band . Toto was very docile and quiet all that day . Masin thought him philosophical , and continued to like him , after his fashion , providing him with a plentiful supply of tobacco , a good meal at noon , and a bottle of wine . The man 's stony face was almost placid . At rare intervals he made a remark . After eating he looked out of the window and said rather regretfully that he thought the rain was over for the day .