twelve o'clock
Like that , I sez . Bitter-like , yer know . ` We 'll see , ' I sez , ` what we _ shall _ see . ' So I waited , and at twelve o'clock out they came , dozens of them , and began to cross the meadow . ` And now , ' sez I to myself , ` look out for larks . ' But what happened ? Why , when they came to the pole , the priest stood in front of it , and the sacristan rang the bell , and they all fell down on their knees .