twelve o'clock
He waited until the end of breakfast to ask his question : `` Can I go and see Mother , Miss Jones ? '' Mary and Helen looked across at him inquisitively . `` What do you want to see your mother for now , Jeremy ? You always see her at twelve o'clock . '' Miss Jones pushed her spectacles lower upon her nose and continued her reading . `` I want to . '' `` Well , you ca n't now . ''