midday
Talk of shell-fish ! Why , sometimes I dream of the shell-fish of Marseilles , and wake up crying ! ' ` That reminds me , ' said the polite Water Rat ; ` you happened to mention that you were hungry , and I ought to have spoken earlier . Of course , you will stop and take your midday meal with me ? My hole is close by ; it is some time past noon , and you are very welcome to whatever there is . ' ` Now I call that kind and brotherly of you , ' said the Sea Rat . ` I was indeed hungry when I sat down , and ever since I inadvertently happened to mention shell-fish , my pangs have been extreme .