twelve o'clock
The gates of his Eden were closed behind him ; he felt that he should never enter them again . But this was no time for sorrow and regret . He wiped the tears from his eyes and turned his face resolutely toward the heart of the city . At the railroad station he was told that the next train would leave for Wilkesbarre at twelve o'clock . It lacked half an hour of that time now . There was nothing to do but to wait . He began to mark out in his mind the course he should pursue on reaching Wilkesbarre .