nine o'clock
£ 5 a month . '' `` That is gude pay . I 'll be gratefu ' for it . '' `` Be ready by nine o'clock to-morrow morning . I will call here for you . '' Drumloch was a very ancient place . The older portion was battlemented , and had been frequently held against powerful enemies ; but this part of the building was merely the nucleus of many more modern additions .