nine o'clock precisely
-- he asked . ` No , Sir , he is n't come yet -- 't was nine o'clock , the mistress told me . ' ` Very good . Tell Mrs. Sturk , pray , that I , Mr. Dangerfield , you know , will call , as I promised , at nine o'clock precisely . ' And he turned again and walked briskly over the bridge , and away along the Inchicore road overhanging the river . All was silent there . Not a step but his own was stirring , and the road in places so overhung with old trees that it was difficult to see a yard before one .