nine o'clock
I do n't wish to unsettle his mind . Let him stay where he is . '' `` This will be a trying day for Mary , '' said Aunt Melinda , thoughtfully . `` The Academy will open at nine o'clock . Just think of what that child has to go through ! There 'll be a crowd there , too , -- oh , dear me ! '' Mary Ogden sat upon the stage , by previous orders from the Academy principals , awaiting the opening exercises ; but the principals themselves had not yet arrived .