twelve o'clock
Come , you do n't mean that sort of thing , you know , '' said the conscious criminal ; `` you would n't do me any harm . '' `` If I have to fight for my own reputation I shall not spare you , '' cried the Curate . `` Mind what I say ! You are safe till twelve o'clock to-morrow ; but after that I will have no mercy -- not for your sisters ' sake , not for any inducement in the world . If you want to be known as a -- '' `` Oh Lord , do n't speak so loud ! -- what do you mean ? Wentworth , I say , hist !