midday
But they existed no longer . He had touched reality at last . * * * * * Frank drew a long , dismal sigh ; he lay down ; he knew the worst now ; and in five minutes he was asleep . -LRB- II -RRB- Of course , the thing wore away by midday , and matters had readjusted themselves . But the effect remained as a kind of bruise below the surface . He was conscious that it had once been possible for him to doubt the value of everything ; he was aware that there was a certain mood in which nothing seemed worth while . It was practically his first experience of the kind , and he did not understand it .