twelve o'clock
But say , Pashy ! '' and the Captain looked awed by the coincidence , `` I went through fire and water to git you ! '' Captain Perez made a clean breast of it to Captain Eri when he reached home that night . It was after twelve o'clock , but he routed his friend out of bed to tell him the news and the story . Captain Eri was not as surprised to hear of the engagement as he pretended to be , for he had long ago made up his mind that Perez meant business this time . But the tale of the fire and the voyage in the carryall tickled him immensely , and he rolled back and forth in the rocker and laughed until his side ached . `` I s ` pose it does sound kind of ridic ` lous , '' said the accepted suitor in a rather aggrieved tone , `` but it wa 'n' t ha ' f so funny when 't was goin ' on .