about midday
* * * * * Next day from eight o'clock on he sat waiting for the promised letter . He had no doubt of Kohn 's sincerity . He did not go out , telling himself that perhaps Kohn would come round by the hotel on his way to his office . So as not to be out , about midday he had his lunch sent up from the eating-house downstairs . Then he sat waiting again . He was sure Kohn would come on his way back from lunch . He paced up and down his room , sat down , paced up and down again , opened his door whenever he heard footsteps on the stairs .