nine o’clock
The man 's calm confidence in his master and his master 's fortune also went far to comfort me . `` The king should be back soon , '' said Sapt at last , with a glance at his big , old-fashioned silver watch . `` Thank God , he 'll be too tired to sit up long . We shall be free by nine o'clock , Fritz . I wish young Rupert would come to the lodge ! '' And the colonel 's face expressed a lively pleasure at the idea . Six o'clock struck , and the king did not appear .