nine o'clock
`` Time presses and we must away as quickly as possible . We shall , we sincerely hope , inconvenience you but a moment , Mr. Harleston . '' `` Pray take all the time you need , '' Harleston responded . `` I 've nothing to do until nine o'clock -- except to sleep ; and sleep is a mere incidental to me . I would much rather chat with visitors , especially those who pay me such a delightfully early morning call . '' `` Do you know what we came for ? '' Marston asked .