twelve o'clock
` All right , ' he thought , ` one to you . I shall have to join -- but I 'll get back on you somehow . ' And he said with dignity : `` I shall be ready . '' `` We 'll meet at the main Recruiting Office , then , '' said Jolly , `` at twelve o'clock . '' And , opening the window , he went out on to the terrace , conforming to the creed which had made him retire when he surprised them in the hall . The confusion in the mind of Val thus left alone with her for whom he had paid this sudden price was extreme . The mood of ` showing-off ' was still , however , uppermost .