twelve o'clock
It was known to its familiars as ` The Crib , ' but was registered by the authorities as the ` Father Mahony , ' who was represented on the sign-post by a full-length portrait of James the Second . What gave me most satisfaction was to observe that the building was conveniently situated for a sack . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- `` When night set in I marched the _ Norfolk 's _ men in close order , and as secretly as possible , to the Cove . Approaching Phil Doolan 's in one direction , I could just catch a glimpse of the red coats of a file of marines advancing in another , with the lieutenant at their head , and , exactly as twelve o'clock struck on the parish clock , the ` Father Mahony ' was surrounded on all sides by armed men . Two or three lanterns were now lit , and dispositions made to close up every avenue of escape . '' '' ` There he is ! ' cried Willis , interrupting himself , and staring into the air .