midday
`` I assure you there is n't anything incorrect in your coming , '' he insisted , with the greatest civility . `` You will be introduced by two good friends , Mills and myself . Surely you are not afraid of a very charming woman ... '' I was not afraid , but my head swam a little and I only looked at him mutely . `` Lunch precisely at midday . Mills will bring you along . I am sorry you two are going . I shall throw myself on the bed for an hour or two , but I am sure I wo n't sleep . ''