one o'clock
`` But have n't you found Fly yet ? '' They were at home by this time , and Horace was ringing the bell . `` No , the dear child is still missing ; but the police are on her track , '' said Aunt Madge , looking at her watch . `` It is now one o'clock . Keep a good heart , Horace , my boy . John shall go straight to the telegraph office , and wait there for a despatch . Do n't you leave us , dear ; we ca n't spare you , and you can do no good . ''