nine o'clock
I could n't _ believe _ it was only nine ! ` Anne , ' I whispered , ` are you awake ? How ever are we to wait here till to-morrow morning ? It 's only nine o'clock ! ' ` Nurse will be coming home soon then , ' said Anne , hopefully ; ` she 'll _ never _ wait till to-morrow morning to find us . ' ` I do n't know , ' I said . ` I ca n't make anything out .