about noon
What is the difference between Papeete and London , captain ? '' `` Taking Greenwich and Point Venus , nine hours , odd minutes and seconds , '' replied the mariner . `` Well , that 's about what I made it , '' resumed Herrick , `` about nine hours . Calling this three in the morning , I made out I would drop into London about noon ; and the idea tickled me immensely . ` There 's only one bother , ' I said , ` I have n't a copper cent . It would be a pity to go to London and not buy the morning _ Standard _ . ' ` O ! '