twelve o'clock
The hand is much steadier that way than bringing it down . See here , Boisrenard , what I told you . '' And taking a pistol he began to fire , pointed out how much better one kept the line by raising the arm . Then he said : `` Now let 's go and lunch ; it is past twelve o'clock . '' They went to a neighboring restaurant . Duroy scarcely spoke . He ate in order not to appear afraid , and then , in course of the afternoon , accompanied Boisrenard to the office , where he got through his work in an abstracted and mechanical fashion .