nine o'clock
There was a pause , and then the still small voice came again . '' _ Mr. Wick is in bed at present . Anything important ? _ '' I reflected that while I in Chicago was speaking to the hotel clerk at half-past nine o'clock , the hotel clerk in New York was speaking to me at eleven . This in itself was enough to make our conversation disjointed . `` Yes , '' I responded , `` it is important . Ask Mr. Wick to get out of bed . ''