midnight
Merville started with a Chopin nocturne , but Hodson hurt the cat as it brushed against him , and the noise displeased the pianist . He stopped . `` I do n't feel like Chopin , it 's too early in the day . Chopin should be heard only in the early evening or after midnight . I 'll give you some Brahms instead . Brahms suits the afternoon , this gray , dull day . '' All were too lazy to reply and the pianist began , with hesitating touch , an Intermezzo in A minor .