ten minutes before nine
It do n't rise now till midnight . '' He turned away , and walked slowly across the room , to where the almanac was hanging . He seemed very sleepy . He turned over the leaves , and then said , `` Moon rises -- eight hours and fifty minutes ; that is , -- let 's see , -- ten minutes before nine . '' `` Well , '' said his wife , `` and ` tis n't much past eight now . '' `` It 's the moon , you may depend , '' said the farmer ; `` perhaps our time is a little out . '' So he returned to the chair , sat down in it , and put his feet out towards the fire .