twelve o'clock
`` I ca n't help you any more to-day . '' Sandy thought , as he withdrew , that the `` old man '' must have suddenly lost his senses . He was confirmed in this idea before the next morning . It was past twelve o'clock when the run of custom was over , and Sandy closed up for the night . As soon as this was done , Mr. Graves came in for the first time since dinner . `` It 's been a glorious day for business , '' Sandy said , rubbing his hands . `` I 've taken in more , than thirty dollars .