twelve o'clock sharp
It was a secret , she said , but she just told me and the missus and Martha -- she did n't see any one else -- and she was that glad to-day when she saw this ` Jack ' fellow that she kissed him and kissed Arthur , too -- a kind of overflow meetin ' his was -- I stood around handy by , but she over-looked me some way ; and then her and Jack went into the parlour to decide who was goin ' to be boss and a few things like that , and I 'll be blessed if Arthur did n't pitch right in to help Martha and the missus to get dinner ready . Never winked an eyelash , that fellow -- the English have great grit , when you get a nice one . So hurry along now , we 'll have to rustle . The minister 's comin ' at twelve o'clock sharp , and they 're goin ' away on the afternoon train . He 's a right smart-lookin ' fellow , this Jack -- the little girl 's doin ' well , all right , all right ; he maybe has n't got as good a pedigree as Arthur , but he 'll suit her better . She wo n't sass back to him , I 'll bet , the way she would to Arthur . She 'd give Arthur a queer old time , I know , but this chap 'll manage her ; he 's got that sort of a way with him .