twelve o'clock
He stopped : but O'Hara understood . Now the door rushed open , and in looked Harris in under-vest and drawers , beneath his arm a bundle of walkingsticks , which he had been caring and telling . And `` ` Ere '' , he drawled , `` when are you coming to ` ave that bit of cold mutton ? It 's past twelve o'clock as it is '' . `` I am coming , boy '' , said O'Hara , rising with brisk obedience . `` Then , come , why do n't you ! There were shepherds watching their pretty little flocks by night , but to leave a man watching the cold animal is a bit out .