nine in the morning
He was at liberty at the moment , and his answers to her inquiries , though brief , were polite and kind . People generally did soften to Clover . There was such an odd and pretty contrast between her girlish appealing look and her dignified little manner , like a child trying to be stately but only succeeding in being primly sweet . The next train for St. Helen 's left at nine in the morning , it seemed , and the ticket-agent recommended the Sherman House as a hotel where they would be very comfortable for the night . `` The omnibus is just outside , '' he said encouragingly . `` You 'll find it a first-class house , -- best there is west of Chicago . From the East ?