nine o'clock
The school-master grew ten years younger . `` Now we have come _ so far _ with him , '' said he , beaming with satisfaction as he rose to go . When the mother returned from waiting on him , as usual , to the door-step , she called Oyvind into the bedroom . `` Some one will be waiting for you at nine o'clock , '' whispered she . `` Where ? '' `` On the cliff . '' Oyvind glanced at the clock ; it was nearly nine .