nine o'clock
On the third day the bombardment of Paris interfered with his plans . He remained too late in the office to walk with Rachel . As he sauntered about the shop , assisting and directing at the extras and replates , he vaguely forgot her . Word had come from the chief to hold the paper open until nine o'clock . If Paris failed to fall by nine everybody could go home and spend the rest of the night wrangling with his wife or looking at a movie . If it fell by nine there would be a final extra . `` I hope the damned town falls five minutes after nine , '' growled Warren , `` if it 's got to fall .