nine o'clock
`` We will boil them all and take them with us . There 's a great deal of nourishment in eggs . '' She flew to get the saucepan , and while the eggs bubbled and boiled on the stove , she and the children set the little kitchen in order and got themselves ready for the street . It was after nine o'clock when at last Mother Meraut took the basket on her arm and gave Pierrette her knitting to carry , and the three started down the steps . `` Everything looks just the same as it did yesterday , '' said Pierrette as they walked down the street . `` There 's that little raveled-out dog that always barks at Pierre , and there 's Madame Coudert 's cat asleep on the railing , just as she always is . '' `` Yes , '' said Mother Meraut , with a sigh , `` the cats and dogs are the same , it is only the people who are different ! ''