twelve o'clock
Thus he laid the scheme before White , whom he had known in the West before one declared for Art and the other became a Bedouin . Before long the two machinators abandoned the rigour of the bare studio for a snug corner of a café . There they sat far into the night , with old envelopes and Keogh 's stub of blue pencil between them . At twelve o'clock White doubled up in his chair , with his chin on his fist , and shut his eyes at the unbeautiful wall-paper . `` I 'll go you , Billy , '' he said , in the quiet tones of decision . `` I 've got two or three hundred saved up for sausages and rent ; and I 'll take the chance with you . Five thousand !