nine in the morning
Cronshaw settled down at once to correct his proofs . He was much better . Philip found him , except for the irritability which was a symptom of his disease , an easy guest . He had a lecture at nine in the morning , so did not see Cronshaw till the night . Once or twice Philip persuaded him to share the scrappy meal he prepared for himself in the evening , but Cronshaw was too restless to stay in , and preferred generally to get himself something to eat in one or other of the cheapest restaurants in Soho . Philip asked him to see Dr. Tyrell , but he stoutly refused ; he knew a doctor would tell him to stop drinking , and this he was resolved not to do . He always felt horribly ill in the morning , but his absinthe at mid-day put him on his feet again , and by the time he came home , at midnight , he was able to talk with the brilliancy which had astonished Philip when first he made his acquaintance .