twelve o'clock
He was willing to stand Lupin 's chaff , but his dignity commanded him not to speak a single word in answer nor even to give a nod or shake of the head that might have been taken to express approval or or criticism . `` I see that we are entirely of one mind , '' continued Lupin , without appearing to remark the chief-inspector 's silence . `` And I can sum up the matter briefly , as told us by these exhibits . Yesterday evening , between nine and twelve o'clock , a showily dressed young woman was wounded with a knife and then caught round the throat and choked to death by a well-dressed gentleman , wearing a single eyeglass and interested in racing , with whom the aforesaid showily dressed young lady had been eating three meringues and a coffee éclair . '' Lupin lit a cigarette and , taking Ganimard by the sleeve : `` Aha , that 's up against you , chief-inspector ! You thought that , in the domain of police deductions , such feats as those were prohibited to outsiders ! Wrong , sir !