twelve
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`` Silly ! '' says she , givin ' me a reprovin ' pat . `` Besides , that porch light is on . '' Which was one of the reasons why I turned it off , and maybe accounts for our sudden break when Marjorie comes out to tell us it 's near twelve o'clock . Yes , indeed , though he may not look it , Ferdie is more or less of a help . -LSB- Illustration : `` Which was one of the reasons I turned the porch light off . '' -RSB- There 's one thing about bein ' a private sec , -- you stand somewhere on the social list .