nine o'clock
I had everything of yours as long as you had anything . '' `` Then it goes into bank for you all the same , '' I replied , as I slipped the paper into my pocket . An hour later , as I passed in the car down the long hill , I told myself that I would place the money to Sally 's account , in order that she might draw on it until I had made good the strain of my illness . My first intention had been to go into the bank on my way to the office ; but glancing at my watch as I left the car , I found that it was already after nine o'clock , and so returning the cheque to my pocket , I crossed the street , where I found the devil of temptation awaiting me in the person of Sam Brackett . `` I say , Ben , if you had a little cash , here 's an opportunity to make your fortune rise , '' he remarked ; `` I 've just given George a tip and he 's going in . '' `` You 'd better keep out of it , Ben , '' said George , wheeling round suddenly after he had nodded and turned away . `` It 's copper , and you know if there 's a thing on earth that can begin to monkey when you do n't expect it to , it 's the copper trade . ''