twelve o'clock
`` Coxon generally falls on his feet , '' he remarked . This victory was almost the last excuse the crowd found for cheering . The figures came in thick and fast now , and the tale they told was of Medland 's utter defeat . By twelve o'clock the issue in seventy-five seats was declared ; of the other five , four were safe for Sir Robert ; and Medland had only twenty-nine supporters . Puttock and Sir Robert were returned , and Kilshaw had a triumphant majority . His was among the last announcements , and it was greeted with an angry roar of such volume that the Club window filled in a moment . The crowd , tired of their disappointing watch , turned away from the Jubilee Hall , and flocked together underneath the window .