about twelve o'clock
I feel so upset . '' `` Come -- out with it ! '' In a low voice , with downcast eyes , Mary told her story . All had gone well till about twelve o'clock : she had danced with this partner and that , and thoroughly enjoyed herself . Then came Purdy 's turn . She was with Mrs. Long when he claimed her , and she at once suggested that they should sit out the dance on one of the settees placed round the hall , where they could amuse themselves by watching the dancers . But Purdy took no notice -- `` He was strange in his manner from the very beginning '' -- and led her into one of the little rooms that opened off the main body of the hall .