nine o'clock
There was nothing addressed to me ? '' The hotel-keeper shook his head . `` When did you see her last ? '' '' ` Bout nine o'clock , I reckon ; she come down inter the dinin ' - room fer a drink o ' water . '' `` She said nothing then about going away ? '' `` She did n't speak to nobody -- just got a swig an ' went up-stairs agin . '' `` How much longer were you up ? ''