twelve o'clock
`` I will try . '' `` Would you like to drink , or could you eat anything ? '' `` No , thank you , Bessie . '' `` Then I think I shall go to bed , for it is past twelve o'clock ; but you may call me if you want anything in the night . '' Wonderful civility this ! It emboldened me to ask a question . `` Bessie , what is the matter with me ?