about half past
twelve
`` Well , Son , I had reasons of my own . However , I guess I wo n't disturb Mr. Kuhn , if he 's busy 's you say . Here ! you tell him , or Mr. Sylvester when he comes , that Cap’n Warren , Cap’n Elisha Warren of South Denboro -- better write it down -- called and will be back about half past twelve or thereabouts . Got it , have you ? Hum ! is that Elisha ?