about noon
`` That 's about enough , is n't it ? I give you a week . '' `` Thanks , very much , '' said Mr Armstrong , as he turned on his heel . Roger , after a long ramble in the park with his fair tormentor , returned about noon , flushed and excited . `` Armstrong , old man , '' said he , `` what 's to be done ? She 's kind to me -- horribly kind ; but whenever I get near the subject she laughs me off it , and holds me at arm 's length . What 's the use of my name and my money and my prospects , if they ca n't win her ?