twelve o'clock
Hither flowed daily and nightly a crowd of visitors who certainly got the worth of their money , only twenty-five cents , in the numberless varied curiosities which the unequaled showman had gathered from all quarters of the world . Jimmy had often seen the handbills and advertisements of the museum , but had never visited it , and now anticipated with eagerness the moment when all its wonders should be revealed to him . In fact , he waked up about two hours earlier than usual to think of the treat in store for him . Paul , as he had promised , closed up his business at twelve o'clock and came home . At half-past one the three were on their way to the museum . The distance was but short , and a very few minutes found them in the museum . Jimmy 's eyes opened wide as they took in the crowded exhibition room , and he hardly knew what to look at first , until the approach of a giant eight feet high irresistibly attracted him .