nine in the evening
His speech stamped him as a man of education ; every line of him showed breeding in all that the word implies . Nevertheless , he was `` tough . '' And she had gathered enough of the West 's wide liberality of view in regard to personal conduct to know that Roaring Bill Wagstaff must be a hard citizen indeed to be practically ostracized in a place like Cariboo Meadows . She wondered what Cariboo Meadows would say if it could see her sitting by Bill Wagstaff 's fire at nine in the evening in the heart of the woods . What would they say when he piloted her home ? In the midst of her reflections Roaring Bill got up . `` Well , we 'll make a move , '' he said , and disappeared abruptly into the dark .