noon
Yet , on the whole , the ex-sergeant looked pleased in a sullen , disagreeable sort of way . He had listened to the stranger . Greg , however , had other troubles on his hands . After the noon meal that day , as he was on his way to his quarters upstairs Captain Cartwright passed him in the corridor . `` I hear you 're turning martinet , '' said Cartwright , with a disagreeable smile . `` Very likely , '' smiled Holmes , `` but what are the specifications ? '' `` I heard that you had a sergeant busted for having an opinion of his own . ''