twelve
o'clock
Money in abundance ! '' So it was no dream . Until noon I sauntered about in order to kill time . At precisely twelve o'clock I was at Tortoni 's , and found my broker already expecting me . He had ordered lunch : Four dozen oysters , woodcock , artichokes , giardinetto . Wines : Chablis , Chateau Lafitte , Grand Vin Mumm , etc. . `` Wonderful victory ! ''