nine in the morning
He 's an early man , Sir , I 'm told . You 'll not see him to-night . But , whatever he has promised is already performed ; you may rely on his honour . ' ` If you come out at nine in the morning , Dr. Dillon , you 'll find him over his letters and desk , in his breakfast parlour , ' said Toole , who , apprehending that this night 's work might possibly prove a hit for the disreputable and savage luminary , was treating him , though a good deal stung and confounded by the prodigious amount of the fee , with more ceremony than he did at first . ` Short accounts , you know , ' said Dillon , locking the lid of his case down upon his instruments . ` But maybe , as you say , 't is best to see him in the morning -- them rich fellows is often testy -- ha ! ha !