nine o'clock
` What , are you going off in weather like this , boys ? ' '' ` Do you think , ' says the old sport , ` that we 're going to spoil your stay with your wife ? ' '' ` But , my good man -- ' '' ` But me no buts . It 's nine o'clock , and you 've got to take your hook before day . So good-night . Coming , you others ? ' '' ` Rather , ' say the boys .