twelve o’clock
But now it wants only two minutes of noon . In two minutes , if Lampron is not late -- Rat-a-tat-tat ! `` Come in . '' `` It is twelve o'clock , my friend ; are you coming ? '' It was Lampron . For the last hour I had had my hat on my head , my stick between my legs , and had been turning over my essay with gloved hands . He laughed at me .