nine o'clock
I 'm going to show him and my picturesque friend , Rasula , that I am here to stay . And , Selim , tell that messenger to wait . There 's an answer . '' Long before nine o'clock the men of Japat began to gather in the market and trading place . It was evident that they expected and were prepared for the crisis . Von Blitz and Rasula , who had played second fiddle until he could stand it no longer , were surprised and somewhat staggered by the peremptory tone of the call , but could see no chance for the American to shift his troublesome burden . The subdued , sullen air of the men who filled the torchlighted market-place brooded ill for any attempt Chase might make to reconcile them to his peculiar views , no matter how thoroughly they may have been misunderstood by the people .