nine o'clock
As a matter of fact I was sleepy , and it was growing chilly . `` Tell me first , '' I said , `` where in the world are we , and what time is it ? '' He pulled out a turnip watch . `` It 's nine o'clock , '' he said , `` and we 're about two miles from Shelby , I should reckon . Perhaps we 'd better get along . They told me in Greenbriar that the Grand Central Hotel in Shelby is a good place to stop at . That 's why I was n't anxious to get there .