midday
He sat there another two minutes , and with a guilty smile went away . It had been a very troubled day . Dymov had a very bad headache ; he had no breakfast , and did not go to the hospital , but spent the whole time lying on his sofa in the study . Olga Ivanovna went as usual at midday to see Ryabovsky , to show him her still-life sketch , and to ask him why he had not been to see her the evening before . The sketch seemed to her worthless , and she had painted it only in order to have an additional reason for going to the artist . She went in to him without ringing , and as she was taking off her goloshes in the entry she heard a sound as of something running softly in the studio , with a feminine rustle of skirts ; and as she hastened to peep in she caught a momentary glimpse of a bit of brown petticoat , which vanished behind a big picture draped , together with the easel , with black calico , to the floor . There could be no doubt that a woman was hiding there .