twelve o’clock
But whilst he was congratulating himself on having such a nice story to tell to his boon companion , Jacob , that worthy was on his road to Delft ; and , thanks to the swiftness of the horse , had already the start of Rosa and her companion by four leagues . And whilst the affectionate father was rejoicing at the thought of his daughter weeping in her room , Rosa was making the best of her way towards Haarlem . Thus the prisoner alone was where Gryphus thought him to be . Rosa was so little with her father since she took care of the tulip , that at his dinner hour , that is to say , at twelve o'clock , he was reminded for the first time by his appetite that his daughter was fretting rather too long . He sent one of the under-turnkeys to call her ; and , when the man came back to tell him that he had called and sought her in vain , he resolved to go and call her himself . He first went to her room , but , loud as he knocked , Rosa answered not . The locksmith of the fortress was sent for ; he opened the door , but Gryphus no more found Rosa than she had found the tulip .