midday
Do not decide hastily , I implore you . I may have been too liberal in making my offer , and time may assist me in fixing a just price for the relic . But we have had enough of business just now . It is time for our midday collation . Oblige me by joining us , signore . '' He blew a shrill whistle , and a man stepped out of a doorway . He was an enormous Sicilian , tall , sinewy and with a countenance as dark and fierce as his master 's .