nine o'clock
`` You see how it is , '' said Hugh to his companion , unheard by Edward . `` You shall take a shot at me , sooner than at the poor lad in his present state . You have done him harm enough already , and intend him more . I propose , '' he continued aloud , and with a peculiar glance towards the angler , `` that this affair be decided to-morrow , at nine o'clock , under the old oak , on the bank of the stream . In the mean time , I will take charge of these popguns , for fear of accidents . '' `` Well , mine host , be it as you wish , '' said his comrade . `` A shot more or less is of little consequence to me . ''