twelve o'clock
Thus , you see , in their ignorance , they were able to bring up the Reinhardt works to Mr. Cæsar , and say with worried brows : `` Here , sir . This bally book 's all wrong '' ; `` I could write a better book than this myself , sir '' ; `` The Johnny who wrote this book , sir -- well , _ st. st. _ '' Pennybet , however , used to tremble on the brink of identification , when he made the idiotic mistake of saying : `` Shall I bring up my Cæsar , sir , -- I mean , my Reinhardt ? '' The jubilation of our class , as we lolled or clog-danced in the corridor , had need to be organised into some systematic fooling ; and for once in a way , the boys accepted a suggestion of mine . `` Let 's all hum ` God Save the King ' exactly at twelve o'clock . Mr. Cæsar wo n't hear ; he 's too deaf . '' Immediately several boys started to sing the popular air in question , and others went for a slide along the corridor , both of which performances are generally construed as meaning : `` Right-ho ! '' `` It 's crude , '' commented Penny , `` but I 'll not interfere .