Chapter

 1 8 | clock strike -- ten, eleven, twelve. ~At midnight, with a beating
 2 11|   what hour is appointed?" ~"Twelve o'clock, sir." ~"Indeed,"
 3 12|     They will hardly give me twelve stivers, and I shall live
 4 21|      until the clock strikes twelve, and we shall see." ~It
 5 21|    for Cornelius to wait for twelve at midday, as he was already
 6 21|    nine at night. ~It struck twelve, and there were heard on
 7 25|     hour, that is to say, at twelve o'clock, he was reminded
 8 29|     Mathias was taken within twelve hours from his cell, then
 9 29|    the guards of Loewestein, twelve in number, at a sign from
10 29|    said, -- ~"Ah! ah! within twelve hours, you say?" ~"Yes,
11 29|   the rascal talked to me of twelve hours!" ~"Ah! what did I
12 29|   How so?" ~"You promised me twelve hours." ~"Ah, yes, but here