the hour of nine
VIVENT LE ROI ET LE ROI DE NAVARRE ! ' And again he fell to humming the same psalm -- O Dieu eternel , je te prie , Je te prie , ton roi maintiens : O Dieu , je te prie et reprie , Sauve ton roi et l'entretiens ! doing so with a light in his eyes and a joyous emphasis , which impressed me the more in a man ordinarily so calm and self-contained . I saw that something had occurred to gratify him beyond measure , and , believing his statement that this was not the good news from La Ganache only , I waited with the utmost interest and anxiety for the hour of nine , which had no sooner struck than our former visitor appeared with the same air of mystery and disguise which had attended him before . M. de Rosny , who had risen on hearing his step and had taken up his cloak , paused with it half on and half off , to cry anxiously , ` All is well , is it not ? ' ` Perfectly , ' the stranger replied , with a nod . ` And my friend ? '