nine o'clock
She threw into the word all the malice and all the venom of which she was capable . She flung it at him as though it were a blow . `` Cripple ! '' Philip awoke with a start next morning , conscious that it was late , and looking at his watch found it was nine o'clock . He jumped out of bed and went into the kitchen to get himself some hot water to shave with . There was no sign of Mildred , and the things which she had used for her supper the night before still lay in the sink unwashed . He knocked at her door .