twelve o'clock
She was glad that she had made him change his tie . She loved those deep cuts in his face . `` Very well , then , '' she said . `` Although it is twelve o'clock I 'll let her sleep another half an hour . '' And then she stopped with a little cry of dismay , `` Let her ! ... I 'm forgetting that it 's no longer in my power to say what she 's to do or not to do ! '' `` How 's that ? ''