twelve
o'clock
`` I 've got quarter of , '' cried Luke . `` You must both be off , '' put in Shadow . `` I 'm only fourteen minutes and a half of twelve , '' he announced , gravely . `` Have we got to wait till twelve o'clock ? '' he continued , anxiously . `` I guess it 'll be twelve o'clock before we get anything to eat , '' answered Mrs. Basswood , with a smile . `` I think this would be just an ideal spot to rest . ''