midday
This afforded him the opportunity , on the plea of lofty aestheticism , of sending out cards of invitation and asking light women to his studio . He lived during the night . Don Marcelo , upon investigating the artist 's work , could not contain his indignation . Every morning the two Desnoyers were accustomed to greet the first hours of dawn -- the father leaping from his bed , the son , on his way home to his studio to throw himself upon his couch not to wake till midday . The credulous Dona Luisa would invent the most absurd explanations to defend her son . Who could tell ? Perhaps he had the habit of painting during the night , utilizing it for original work .