about twelve o'clock at night
Therefore , according to Teuxical , the people up there live longer and , incidentally , know infinitely more than we do . '' * * * * * `` What time is it now ? '' asked Dirk , after a moment of thought . `` It is just about twelve o'clock at night , '' Steinholt informed him . `` Have these Lodorians made any demands yet ? '' Dirk asked . `` Does anybody know what they are going to do or what they want ? ''