twelve o’clock
`` That girl is no common servant , '' he said to himself , and he resolved to learn more about her . It had been the custom of the Baroness to keep herself quite hidden from her lodgers . They seldom saw her , after the first business interview . Therefore it was a matter of surprise to the young editor when he came home from his office one night , just after twelve o'clock , and found the mistress of the mansion standing in the hall by the register , in charming evening attire . She smiled upon him radiantly . `` I have just come in from a benefit concert , '' she said , `` and I am as hungry as a bear . Now I can not endure eating alone at night .