nine o'clock
Sydney found Neil quite cheerful and marveled at it . He himself was oppressed by a nervousness that could n't have been worse had he been due to face Robinson 's big center the next day . He feared the `` antidote '' would n't work right ; he feared Robinson had found out all about it and had changed their offense ; he feared a dozen evils , and Neil was kept busy comforting him . At nine o'clock Paul returned without tidings of Cowan , and Sydney said good-night . `` I do n't believe I 'll go out to the field to-morrow , '' he said half seriously . `` I 'll stay in my room and listen to the cheering . If it sounds right toward the end of the game I 'll know that things have gone our way . ''