nine
in the morning
I will to-morrow . '' But Roscoe did not come down-town the next day , nor the next ; nor did Sheridan see fit to enter his son 's house . He waited . Then , on the fourth day of the month , Roscoe walked into his father 's office at nine in the morning , when Sheridan happened to be alone . `` They told me down-stairs you 'd left word you wanted to see me . '' `` Sit down , '' said Sheridan , rising . Roscoe sat .