nine o'clock
The resolution had been passed on the previous afternoon , probably just as he was putting the finishing touches to the `` most popular victory of the day 's programme '' . `` This , '' said Linton , `` is rich . '' He grubbed a little hole in one of Mr Seymour 's flower-beds , and laid the _ Sportsman _ to rest in it . The news would be about the school at nine o'clock , but if he could keep it from the senior day-room till the brief interval between breakfast and school , all would be well , and he would have the pure pleasure of seeing that backbone of the house make a complete ass of itself . A thought struck him . He unearthed the _ Sportsman _ , and put it in his pocket . He strolled into the senior day-room after breakfast .