twelve o'clock
Do you understand what I say ? '' `` Yes , yes , '' cried the young folks . `` Yes , but look here , '' said the old gentleman , `` I have not done yet . We old folks have done enough roaming about in our time , and therefore we will stay at home now , here , I mean , under these wide-spreading trees , and we 'll peel the potatoes and make a fire and lay the table , and by twelve o'clock the eggs shall be boiled . `` In return for all this you will be owing us half of your strawberries , so that we may also be able to serve some dessert . So off you go now , east and west , and mind be honest . '' The young folks cast many a roguish glance at one another .