one o’clock
Hurry , please ! '' `` My boy , '' answered the Snail in a calm , peaceful voice , `` my dear boy , I am a snail and snails are never in a hurry . '' And the window closed . A few minutes later midnight struck ; then one o'clock -- two o'clock . And the door still remained closed ! Then Pinocchio , losing all patience , grabbed the knocker with both hands , fully determined to awaken the whole house and street with it . As soon as he touched the knocker , however , it became an eel and wiggled away into the darkness .