about half past nine
For instance , his food was not particularly important to him , he was not greedy . He had a charm , too , particularly for women , with his blondness and his sensitiveness and his way of making a woman feel that she was a higher being . But Fanny knew him , knew the peculiar obstinate limitedness of him , that would nearly send her mad . He stayed till about half past nine . She went to the door with him . ` When are you coming up ? ' he said , jerking his head in the direction , presumably , of his own home .