twelve o'clock
And it is precisely because our love displeases him and displeases my step-mother even more that he wants to get me away from you . '' `` I insist on this , Isabel . '' `` Speak to him , then , Simon , and , if he refuses , do n't try to see me to-day . To-morrow , a little before twelve o'clock , I shall be at Newhaven . Wait for me by the gangway of the steamer . '' He had something more to say : `` Have you seen the _ Argus _ ? '' `` Yes . ''