five minutes after nine
What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened , and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it , we were rather silent . Sperry asked one question , however , `` Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing ? '' `` Certainly . My watch fell at five minutes after nine . When it was all over , and I picked it up , it was still going , and it was 9:30 . '' He was silent for a moment . Then : `` The Wellses ' nursery governess telephoned for me at 9:35 .