twelve o'clock
`` You promised you would , '' said another . `` True , I promised , but not to-day . This Christmas Day is like Sunday to you English folk , and I do not wish to mar its sacredness . '' `` Oh , the Sunday part of it is all ended at twelve o'clock , '' cried the young lady who had spoken first . `` As soon as church is over we commence our fun . Do , Mr. Voltaire ; we shall be disappointed if you do n't . '' `` I can not resist the ladies , '' he said , with a smile , `` but you must not be frightened at my story .