twelve o'clock
`` Of course you do n't . Mind , I bargain for the dinner in Eaton Square . I always told you I should dine there before I started . '' The next day Tom found that he was not engaged at twelve o'clock , and was able to appear in Eaton Square . He was shown up into the drawing-room , and found Katie alone there . The quiet and coolness of the darkened room was most grateful to him after the glare of the streets , as he sat down by her side . `` But Katie , '' he said , as soon as the first salutations and congratulations had passed , `` how did it all happen ?