about nine o'clock
He knew that she would be expecting him . She would not be asleep this time . There were many things which he wished to say , and , above all , he wished to persuade her to venture into the passage-way herself , at some favorable opportunity , so that they might see one another more frequently . It was about nine o'clock when Harry entered the passage-way . It was quite dark , the room being illuminated in part , as before , by the struggling moonbeams . He went along the passage-way and came to the end at the other chimney . There he paused , and waited , and watched .