About a quarter to nine
`` We ca n't do that , '' answered Jack Vance , `` or it 'll get Diggy in a row . If he says anything about Joe Crump , it 'll all come out about his having been in Locker 's Lane when the Philistines caught him , and of course that 's against rules . '' `` What time did he say they meant to come ? '' `` About a quarter to nine . '' There was a silence which lasted for over a minute ; then Diggory spoke . `` This is what I think we 'd better do . If they come at all , they are certain to be here soon after half-past eight , because I heard Fox telling Blake on the day of the match that they go to bed at nine .