noon
He was not interested in the affairs of the day ; politics , reforms , world movements generally found him indifferent , but he would occasionally favour his wife with a sudden opinion as to China or intensive farming or Lloyd 's shipping . She knew when he did this that he was quoting . He whistled over his dressing , read the paper at breakfast , and was gone . At noon he rushed in , always late , devoured his lunch appreciatively , and was gone again . At night he was usually tired , inclined to quarrel about small matters , inclined to disapprove of the new positions of the bedroom furniture , or the way Cherry 's hair was dressed . He loved to play poker and was hospitable to a certain extent . He would whistle and joke over the preparations for a rarebit after a game , and would willingly walk five blocks for beer if Cherry had forgotten to get it .