noon
He did not feel like talking about it , and they noticed that he looked strangely grim and thoughtful . Tutor Maybe tried to talk to him about studies , but Merry was in no mood for that , as his instructor soon discovered . Despite the fact that the sea was running high , Rattleton seemed to have recovered in a great measure from his sickness , so he was able to get on deck with the others . At noon , he even went to the table and ate lightly , drinking ginger ale with his food . An hour after dinner Frank found a game of poker going on in the smoking-room . Mr. Slush was in the game . So were the Frenchman , the Englishman , and Bloodgood .