twelve o'clock
So said Sir Harry to himself . And Emily would consent that the man should be tried by what severest fire might be kindled for the trying of him . If there were any gold there , it might be possible to send the dross adrift , and to get the gold without alloy . Could Lady Altringham have read Sir Harry 's mind as his carriage was pulled up , just at twelve o'clock , at the door of the Penrith Crown , she would have been stronger than ever in her belief that young lovers , if they be firm , can always conquer opposing parents . But alas , alas , there was no gold with this dross , and in that matter of blood , as to which Sir Harry 's ideas were so strong , and indeed so noble , he entertained but a muddled theory . Noblesse oblige . High position will demand , and will often exact , high work .