nine o’clock in the evening
Chapter 2 . VII . Waldo Goes Out to Taste Life , and Em Stays At Home and Tastes It . At nine o'clock in the evening , packing his bundles for the next morning 's start , Waldo looked up , and was surprised to see Em 's yellow head peeping in at his door . It was many a month since she had been there . She said she had made him sandwiches for his journey , and she stayed a while to help him put his goods into the saddlebags . `` You can leave the old things lying about , '' she said ; `` I will lock the room , and keep it waiting for you to come back some day . ''