noon
You may swear we did not a little wonder at this odd fancy ; but they satisfied us presently , telling us that the day of judgment is to take mankind napping ; therefore , to show they did not refuse to make their personal appearance as fortune 's darlings use to do , they were always thus booted and spurred , ready to mount whenever the trumpet should sound . At noon , as soon as the clock struck , they used to awake . You must know that their clock-bell , church-bells , and refectory-bells were all made according to the pontial device , that is , quilted with the finest down , and their clappers of fox-tails . Having then made shift to get up at noon , they pulled off their boots , and those that wanted to speak with a maid , alias piss , pissed ; those that wanted to scumber , scumbered ; and those that wanted to sneeze , sneezed . But all , whether they would or no -LRB- poor gentlemen ! -RRB- , were obliged largely and plentifully to yawn ; and this was their first breakfast -LRB- O rigorous statute ! -RRB- .