twelve o'clock
He slept but little that night ; and next morning he got up nervous and trembling , like a drunken man , with half the courage and confidence , that had so long sustained him , gone . Major Stuart went out early . He kept pacing about the room until the frightfully slow half-hours went by ; he hated the clock on the mantelpiece . And then , by a strong effort of will , he delayed starting until he should barely have time to reach her house by twelve o'clock , so that he should have the mad delight of eagerly wishing the hansom had a still more furious speed . He had chosen his horse well . It wanted five minutes to the appointed hour when he arrived at the house . Did this trim maid-servant know ?