nine o'clock
But for a few infelicitous accidents , this would have been the case of the late liberation of Quinquinambo . The only risk run is to myself -- the leader , and that is as it should be . But all this personal explanation is , doubtless , uninteresting to you , my young friend . I meant only to say that , if you prefer not to remain here , you can accompany me when I leave the ship at nine o'clock with a small reconnoitring party , and I will give you safe escort back to your friends at the Mission . '' This amicable proposition produced a sudden revulsion of feeling in Hurlstone . To return to those people from whom he was fleeing , in what was scarcely yet a serious emergency , was not to be thought of ! Yet , where could he go ?