twelve o’clock
`` Sir , '' said Lionel , with the seasonable extravagance of early youth , `` my friend would , I am sure , pay for the sitting -- handsomely ! '' `` Ha ! '' said the manager , softened , `` you speak like a gentleman , sir : but , sir , Miss Juliet Araminta is under my protection ; in fact , she is my property . Call and speak to me about it to-morrow , before the first performance begins , which is twelve o'clock . Happy to see any of your friends in the reserved seats . Busy now , and -- and -- in short -- excuse me -- servant , sir -- servant , sir . '' The Baron 's manner left no room for further parley .