twelve o'clock
said Christian , her head up , her mood answering his , `` apparently it is the only thing to be done ! '' There came a tap at the door . Dr. Mangan 's voice said : `` I 'm going back to Cluhir now . Have n't you to meet Father Greer at twelve o'clock , Larry ? I could give you a lift if you like -- '' * * * * * From an early work on the Fauna of the Indian Forest the following extract may be quoted : `` The elephant 's trunk then encircled the young man 's body , and placing him gently upon its back , the huge creature ambled away with its prize to the depths of the jungle . '' Little Mary Twomey , footing it into Cluhir on a misty Saturday morning , with a basket of fowl under her brown and buff shawl , was not sorry when , from a side road on the line of march , a donkey-cart , driven by an acquaintance , drew forth at the instant of her passing . `` God bless ye , John Brien , '' she said , when the suitable salutations and comments on the weather had been exchanged , with the rigorous courtesy observed by such as Mary Twomey and John Brien with one another , `` this basket is very weighty on me -- '' `` Put it up on the butt , ma'am , '' responded John Brien .