twelve o'clock
I asked , as I passed through the hall . `` I could n't promise her that , sir , '' was the answer . `` I did say I 'd send on the message to you , and I was just coming with it , sir . She said she 'd sit up till twelve o'clock . '' `` Very good , '' I said . Upon inquiry I found that the place was two miles away ; and , as our old friend Simmons was still on the cab-stand , I jumped into his cab , and bade him drive me as fast as he could to No. 19 Bellringer Street . I wanted a sense of motion , and a chance of scene .