twelve o'clock
In an hour I 'll return . Peggy , do n't be worried -- do n't be distressed about me . Go on and have a good time , everybody , and you 'll find me the jolliest fellow of all when I come back . It 's twelve o'clock . I 'll be here by one on the 23d of September . '' `` Let me go with you , '' pleaded Peggy , tremulously , as she followed him into the hallway . `` I must go alone , '' he answered .