nine o'clock
The two girls stepped out into the slippery street , and turned their faces homeward . `` I am glad , Lizzie , '' continued Bertha , as they turned corner after corner , `` that our paths run together so far ; having company is so much better than being alone this forlorn afternoon . And remember , I desire to know the answer to my invitation as early as possible . To-morrow is my brother Isaac 's confirmation day , and we must all be promptly at the synagogue at nine o'clock . '' `` You shall know to-night , Bertha , and I will be with you , if possible . But here , before we part , let 's stop and buy some bananas of old Maum Cinda . She is always so grateful for a fivepence dropped by a school-girl . ''