twelve o’clock
It was ten o'clock before he reached the city . He had nothing in particular to guide him , but made up his mind to wander about all day , inquiring from time to time if anyone had seen his little brother , describing Phil . After a while his inquiries were answered in the affirmative , and he gradually got on the track of our hero . At twelve o'clock Phil went into a restaurant , and invested thirty cents in a dinner . As the prices were low , he obtained for this sum all he desired . Ten minutes afterward , as he was walking leisurely along with that feeling of tranquil enjoyment which a full stomach is apt to give , Pietro turned the corner behind him . No sooner did the organ-grinder catch sight of his prey , than a fierce joy lighted up his eyes , and he quickened his pace .