midday
` What 's the use of sticking at it ? It is evident enough that we have happened on an unlucky day ! ' `` But , in spite of heat and fatigue , Pechorin did n't like to return empty-handed ... That is just the kind of man he was ; whatever he set his heart on he had to have -- evidently , in his childhood , he had been spoiled by an indulgent mother . At last , at midday , we discovered one of those cursed wild boars -- Bang ! Bang ! -- No good ! -- Off it went into the reeds .