midday
`` There are always a lot of things in the house . You know that . I just wanted to tease you . '' Father Brewster lingered for an unwonted hour after the midday meal . But two o'clock found him back at the cold-storage plant . Pinky watched him go , a speculative look in her eyes . She visited the attic that afternoon at four , when it was again neat , clean , orderly , smelling of soap and sunshine .