about nine o'clock
But he did n't seem quite satisfied ; and from that time on he began to show uneasiness . Four times he walked me up the road to a point whence we could see a long distance ; and there he would stand , shading his eyes with his hand , and looking . Several times he said : `` I 'm getting worried , I 'm getting right down worried . I know she 's not due till about nine o'clock , and yet something seems to be trying to warn me that something 's happened . You do n't think anything has happened , do you ? '' I began to get pretty thoroughly ashamed of him for his childishness ; and at last , when he repeated that imploring question still another time , I lost my patience for the moment , and spoke pretty brutally to him . It seemed to shrivel him up and cow him ; and he looked so wounded and so humble after that , that I detested myself for having done the cruel and unnecessary thing .