nine o'clock
Something about his personal life , what sort of man he was -- '' She shrugged indifferently , buttered a piece of toast , as Shandor felt most acutely the pangs of his own missed breakfast . `` He got up at seven every morning , '' she said . `` He brushed his teeth and ate breakfast . At nine o'clock the State Department called for him -- '' Shandor shook his head unhappily . `` No , no , that 's not what I mean . '' `` Then perhaps you 'd tell me precisely what you _ do _ mean ? '' Her voice was clipped and hard .