twelve o'clock
What 's the good of us wasting of our time here , I sez . That 's what I sez . `` And they 're artful , too , mind yer , '' he continued . `` Why , only this morning , I sez to myself , ` Friesshardt , ' I sez , ` you just wait till twelve o'clock , ' I sez , `` cos that 's when they leave the council-house , and then they 'll _ have _ to cross the meadow . And then we 'll see what we _ shall _ see , ' I sez . Like that , I sez . Bitter-like , yer know .