nine o'clock
Perhaps they will ring in the ears of my grandchildren , Jean . '' They had stopped to listen , but now they went on . `` Do you know what they used to say to me when I was a little boy ? ` The Lord watch Between thee and -- me -- ' '' `` My mother and I used to repeat it together at nine o'clock , and when I brought your mother here for our honeymoon -- that first night we , too , stood and listened to the chimes -- and I told her what they said . `` Men drift away from these things , '' he continued , with something of an effort . `` I have drifted too far . But , Jean , will you always remember this , that when I am at my best , I come back to the things my mother taught her boy ?