nine in the morning
This master of persuasion was not aware that Captain Lake was arguing the question for himself , on totally different grounds , and that it was fixed in his mind pretty much in these terms : -- ` That old villain wants an exorbitant bribe -- is he worth it ? ' He knew what the lawyer thought he did _ not _ know -- that Five Oaks was held by the lawyers to be possibly _ without _ those unfortunate limitations which affected all the rest of the estate . It was only a moot-point ; but the doubt had led Mr. Jos. Larkin to the selection . ` I 'll look in upon you between eight and nine in the morning , and I 'll say yes or no then , ' said the captain , as they parted under the old stone porch , the attorney with a graceful inclination , a sad smile , and a wave of his hand -- the captain with his hands in the pockets of his loose coat , and a sidelong glance from his yellow eyes . The sky , as he looked toward Brandon , was draped in black cloud , intensely black , meeting a black horizon -- except for one little rent of deep crimson which showed westward behind those antique gables and lordly trees , like a lake of blood . Captain Lake did look in at the Lodge in the morning , and remained an hour in conference with Mr. Jos. Larkin . I suppose everything went off pleasantly .