nine
o'clock
He 's signed a paper . I 'll take care to get myself and you into no trouble , but I must have the children at once . Now listen , Mick . I 'll be here to-morrow morning at say eight -- well , nine o'clock , with the money . And you must have the children ready -- and help me to take 'em off quietly , or -- or -- I do n't want no bother , '' he added meaningly . `` All right , '' said Mick ; `` they 'll be ready , '' and he followed the Signor down the steps of the van , Diana still holding the light . `` Nine o'clock , '' said the Signor once more , as if he depended more on the girl than on the man .