twelve o'clock
Edith 's heart was full of interest for the children of the poor , the lowly , the neglected and the suffering , whom Christ came to save and to bless . Her anniversary was to be spent with them , and she was looking forward to its advent with real pleasure . `` We have made provision for four hundred children , said her father . `` The dinner is to be at twelve o'clock , and we must be there by nine or ten . We shall be busy enough getting everything ready . There are forty turkeys to cut up and four hundred plates to fill . '' `` And many willing hands to do it , '' remarked Edith , with a quiet smile ; `` ours among the rest . ''