midday
I , who had received through Lackaday many lights on Bakkus 's character , was at no loss to reply . `` Doing ? Why , snoring . He 'll awake at midday , stroll round here and expect to find us smiling on the pavement . We give him five more minutes . '' At the end of the five minutes I sent the _ concierge _ off for a guide-book ; much more accurate , I declared , than Bakkus was likely to be , and at half-past ten by my watch we started . Although I railed at the sloth of Bakkus , I rejoiced in his absence .