twelve o'clock at night
Well or ill done , at length his translation was finished . So was Euphra 's . They exchanged papers for a private reading first ; and arranged to meet afterwards , in order to compare criticisms . Well , if anything be damned , It will be twelve o'clock at night ; that twelve Will never scape . CYRIL TOURNEUR . -- The Revenger 's Tragedy . Letters arrived at Arnstead generally while the family was seated at breakfast .