noon
I was still at breakfast and did not want to start till I had finished . `` Do you think , '' I said , `` that it 's wise to tackle him quite so early ? Most men 's tempers improve as the day goes on , -- up to a certain point , not right into the evening . Now I should say that noon would be the very best hour for business of our kind . '' But Gorman is very severe when he is doing business . He took no notice whatever of my suggestion . He pulled a long envelope out of his pocket and presented it to me .