twelve o'clock
Well , then , you need n't leave till after dinner , Kitty , '' he called to his wife , `` order dinner for twelve o'clock noon , sharp ! I want Alden and Laura , if they _ must _ leave , to go with full stomachs : do you hear ? '' `` Why of course , Jacky ! Do n't we always have dinner at twelve o'clock ? '' laughingly inquired Aunt Kitty . `` Well , then , mind that to-day a 'n' t an exception to the rule . Now where 's that boy Taters ? ''