twelve o'clock
`` Yes , Esther , that 's all we can do . Work on , work on to the end ... . But your boy is coming to see you to-day . '' `` Yes , ma'am , he 'll be here by twelve o'clock . ' '' `` You 're luckier than I am . I wonder if I shall ever see my boy again . '' `` Yes , ma'am , of course you will .