twelve o'clock
`` Not at that time in the morning , I hope , '' said Roland , `` for I shall await you in the shadow of the tower at nine o'clock . Let every man drink his fill to-night , for I intend to lead a sober company from Hochst to-morrow . '' `` Oh , you 're optimistic , Roland , '' cried John Gensbein . `` Give us till twelve o'clock to cool our heads . '' `` Drink all you wish this evening , '' repeated Roland , `` but to-morrow we begin our work , with a long day 's march ahead of us , so nine is none too early for a start from Hochst . '' `` Sufficient to the day is the wine thereof , '' said Conrad Kurzbold , rising to his feet . `` Wine , blessed liquor as it is , possesses nevertheless one defect , which blot on its escutcheon is that it can not carry over till next day , except in so far as a headache is concerned , and a certain dryness of the mouth .