midday
In our code everything likely to come up is named after some spare part . If he talks of a radiator it is a battleship , of an oil pump a cruiser , and so on . Sparking plugs are naval signals . '' `` From Portsmouth at midday , '' said the secretary , examining the superscription . `` By the way , what do you give him ? '' `` Five hundred pounds for this particular job . Of course he has a salary as well . ''