nine o'clock
To wait , and continue to act my part , as if there was no such person as Anne Pendennis in the world and in deadly peril was just about the toughest duty imaginable . `` I can tell you nothing , and you , by yourself , can do nothing , '' he retorted stolidly . `` If you are wise you will go about your business as if nothing had happened . But be in your rooms by -- nine o'clock to-night . It is unlikely that we can send you any word before then . '' Nine o'clock ! And it was now barely noon !