twelve o'clock
Do n't dig deep into Jack 's garden , please , for he 's always getting plants and bulbs given him by people in the village , and he sticks everything in , so his garden really is crammed full ; and you 're sure to dig into tulips , or crocuses , or lilies , or something valuable . '' `` Does n't Clement get things given him ? '' said I. `` Oh , he has plenty of plants , '' said Eleanor , `` but then he 's always making great plans about his garden ; and the first step towards his improvements is always to clear out all the old things , and make what he calls ` a clean sweep of the rubbish . ' '' By the time that the `` twelve o'clock bell '' rang from the church-tower below , the heat was so great that we gathered up our tools and went home . In the afternoon Eleanor said , `` Were you ever on the moors ? Did you ever wade ? Do you care about water-weeds ?