twelve o'clock
He had hitherto worked under various preceptors ; his father , his sister , and his brother ; also a private school at Galway for a time had had the charge of him . But now Edith alone undertook the duty . Gradually the boy began to have a way of his own , and to tell himself that he was only bound to be obedient during certain hours of the morning . In this way the whole day after twelve o'clock was at his own disposal , and he never told any of the family what he then did . Peter , the butler , perhaps knew where he went , but even to Peter the butler , the knowledge was a trouble ; for Peter , though a stanch Roman Catholic , was not inclined to side with anyone against his own master . Florian , in truth , did see more of Pat Carroll than he should have done ; and , though it would be wrong to suppose that he took a part against his father , he no doubt discussed the questions which were of interest to Pat Carroll , in a manner that would have been very displeasing to his father . `` Faix , Mr. Flory , '' Pat would say to him , '' ` av you 're one of us , you 've got to be one of us ; you 've had a glimmer of light , as Father Brosnan says , to see the errors of your way ; but you 've got to see the errors of your way on ` arth as well as above .