morning, noon
`` Oh , dear , yes ! '' exclaimed Chrysophrasia , wearily . `` Professor Cutter is coming , with his nasty science , and his lenses , and his mathematics . Of course he will wear those vivid green spectacles morning , noon , and night , -- such a dreadfully offensive color . '' `` Yes , '' said John , gazing down at his neat shoes , as he stood rubbing his broad hands slowly together before the fire , `` Cutter is coming , too . What a queer party we shall be at Christmas . '' And when Christmas came , we were a very queer party indeed .