twelve o'clock
His other plans were -- Willy must speak to Maggie and tell her all he knew of the man ; Willy must speak to his father ; Mr. Brookes must not be kept in ignorance . But of course the right thing to do would be for Willy and him to call at the brute 's hotel , tell him what they thought , and give him a licking . The train jogged on , and Frank made plan after plan . It was now past eleven , and he would not be at East Street before twelve o'clock . As he hurried along the streets he doubted more than ever how Willy would receive him . He might just as well have waited till morning . However , it was too late now to think of going back , there was no train , and he rapped at first timidly and then noisily at the shop door .