nine o'clock
He was going to give the man who had wrecked his life a chance to take it as well . Mahaffy 's cold logic dealt cynically with the preposterous situation his friend had created . In the midst of his angry meditations he heard a clock strike in the hall and counted the strokes . It was nine o'clock . Surely Yancy and Cavendish had been gone their hour ! He quitted his seat and strolled restlessly about the house . He felt deeply indignant with everybody and everything .