nine in the morning
But I gave him no time to do either . I was off , and out of the way before I could be noticed and recognized by the occupants of the cab . Then , back to the Club I came to write a short letter to Robert , and to jot down a few happenings for my own benefit later . It was nine in the morning -- a clean-washed morning of blue and gold -- when I arrived on board `` Lorelei , '' with a small box which my man brought me from Liliendaal , according to telegraphed orders . No one was there but the chauffeur , though on board the barge `` Waterspin '' the `` handy man '' had arrived , and was settling into his new quarters . Toon de Jongh is his name , and I conceived a liking for his grave brown face , at sight . I know his type well , a type which excels in deeds , not words , and was bred in the Low Countries by certain policies of Philip Second of Spain .