noon
`` We thought we would n't wait any longer . '' `` That 's all right , '' said Harris , trying to be genial . But he found it harder than he had supposed . He was very tired , and somewhat embarrassed following the unpleasantness at noon . He had no thought of apologizing , either to wife or daughter ; on the contrary , he intended to make it quite clear to them that they had been at fault in the matter , but he would take his time about reopening the subject . By waiting a day or two before reproving them he would show that he was acting in a judicial spirit , and without any influence of temper . Still ... it was provoking that there should be nothing to talk about .