about nine in the evening
But I 'll ask William , if you like . '' `` No , no , I only wanted to know if you 'd heard anything new . '' During the next fortnight Sarah came several times to the `` King 's Head . '' She came in about nine in the evening , and stayed for half-an-hour or more . The ostensible object of her visit was to see Esther , but she declined to come into the private bar , where they would have chatted comfortably , and remained in the public bar listening to the men 's conversation , listening and nodding while old John explained the horse 's staying power to her . On the following evening all her interest was in Ketley . She wanted to know if anything had happened that might be considered as an omen .