twelve o'clock
` And old age comes nearer and nearer ' ... '' she sang . And what was old age to her ? `` It seems as though there is something going wrong with me , '' she thought from time to time through her laughter and singing . The party broke up at twelve o'clock . Ilyin was the last to leave . Sofya Petrovna was still reckless enough to accompany him to the bottom step of the verandah . She wanted to tell him that she was going away with her husband , and to watch the effect this news would produce on him .