twelve
o'clock
`` No , not yet , '' said the captain in a dry tone , but full of meaning . `` I may perhaps by-and-by , when you know more of me ; but now -- O no ! However , I 'll do my best to make you grateful . And I 'm sorry to acquaint you , that the admiral has put off the survey till twelve o'clock to-morrow , when I trust that you will be as well _ prepared _ as you are now . Do n't be dejected , doctor , you have the consolation of knowing , that if you die in the meantime , all the annoyance of the examination will be saved you . In the interim , do n't forget the old clothes -- the invaliding suit . My clerk shall step down with you into the cabin , and tack a memorandum on , by way of codicil , to your will : do n't omit those high-quartered , square-toed shoes , with the brass buckles . ''