nine in the morning
Here they were halted by an iron chain across the bridge entrance and a police officer who , it seemed , looked upon their night traveling with suspicion . Captain Goritz protested indignantly and produced his papers , which the officer inspected by the dim light of an ancient lantern held by a subordinate . `` I am sorry , '' he said firmly , `` but no motor cars are permitted to cross into Bosnia until tomorrow morning . '' `` But , my friend , '' said Goritz with an air of outraged patience , `` I am an officer of the Third Regiment of the Fifteenth Army Corps returning to Sarajevo from a leave of absence which expires at nine in the morning . It is necessary that my party goes through at once . '' `` I must obey orders , Herr Ober Lieutenant . '' `` But my papers are correct .