half past nine
The shoji alone was dimly plain by the star light . The moon has not come up yet . I and Porcupine put our faces close to the shoji , watching almost breathless . A wall clock somewhere rang half past nine . `` Say , will he come to-night , do you think ? If he does n't show up , I quit . '' `` I 'm going to keep this up while my money lasts . ''