nine o'clock
I kept my head out of sight and listen 'd . `` What time doth ` a swing ? '' ask 'd another of the soldiers . `` I heard the Colonel give orders for nine o'clock to-morrow , '' answer 'd the first soldier , spitting again . The clock over the barbican struck four : and in a minute was being answer 'd from tower after tower , down in the city . `` Four o'clock ! '' cried the man on the ladder : `` time to stop work , and here goes for the last nail ! ''