twelve o'clock
Tony again entreats that the subject may be no longer pursued , saying emphatically , `` William Guppy , drop it ! '' Mr. Guppy acquiesces , with the reply , `` I never should have taken it up , Tony , of my own accord . '' `` And now , '' says Tony , stirring the fire , `` touching this same bundle of letters . Is n't it an extraordinary thing of Krook to have appointed twelve o'clock to-night to hand 'em over to me ? '' `` Very . What did he do it for ? '' `` What does he do anything for ?