midday
Then he was ashamed of himself , and in a sudden attempt to be brave he hailed a passing cab and drove rapidly to the Palazzo Macomer . He asked for Veronica and was told that she was in her room . He did not wish to send her a message . Gregorio had gone out immediately after the midday breakfast . Bosio was glad of that . He had not seen his brother since the previous evening , and he did not wish to see him alone . There were monstrous wrongs on both sides , and it was better to pretend mutual ignorance , and keep up the ghastly farce , pretending that nothing was the matter .