nine o'clock
Torrington 's crowd would be knocked out of business and a spirit of peace and harmony would descend like a benison upon the hard working trio . Could any solution be more satisfactory , but there was a fly in the ointment . Barraclough 's resolution strengthened with adversity , he kept his tongue behind locked teeth and said precisely nothing . At nine o'clock that night the Dutchman 's big Rolls Royce delivered him and Ezra Hipps at Laurence 's abode and Laurence himself came out to meet them . `` Well ? '' said Hipps . But Laurence shook his head .