9 o’clock
And after a moment 's thought he added : `` Yura Mikhailovich Pushkarev . '' An unusual day arrived . It was mother 's birthday . Guests were expected in the evening ; military music was to play , and in the garden and upon the terrace parti-coloured lanterns were to burn , and Yura need not go to bed at 9 o'clock but could stay up as late as he liked . Yura got up when all were still sleeping . He dressed himself and jumped out quickly with the expectation of miracles . But he was unpleasantly surprised -- the rooms were in the same disorder as usual in the morning ; the cook and the chambermaid were still sleeping and the door was closed with a hook -- it was hard to believe that the people would stir and commence to run about , and that the rooms would assume a holiday appearance , and he feared for the fate of the festival .