about
twelve o'clock
There a few gray-haired men sat and talked quietly while the classes swept by in panorama of life . ***** Then tragedy 's emerald eyes glared suddenly at Amory over the edge of June . On the night after his ride to Lawrenceville a crowd sallied to New York in quest of adventure , and started back to Princeton about twelve o'clock in two machines . It had been a gay party and different stages of sobriety were represented . Amory was in the car behind ; they had taken the wrong road and lost the way , and so were hurrying to catch up . It was a clear night and the exhilaration of the road went to Amory 's head .