about twelve
o'clock
I shall do some important shopping , '' announced Miss Brewster . `` And I do n't want any one along . '' Thus apprised of her intentions , Carroll wrapped himself in gloom , and retired to write a letter . Miss Polly 's shopping , being conducted mainly through the medium of the sign language , presently palled upon her sensibilities , and about twelve o'clock she decided upon a drive . Accordingly she stepped into one of the pretty little toy victorias with which the city swarms . `` Para donde ? '' inquired the driver .