half past nine
Phil was such an untidy beggar ! He would fix things up a bit . If he did it carefully and methodically , no doubt he could consume a good hour and a half that way . It would then be half past nine . Possibly , if he tried hard , he could use up another hour bathing and getting ready for bed . As a first step , he removed his coat from the table , and laid it carefully across the foot of the leather couch . Then he placed his damp cap on one end of the mantel .