nine o'clock
Then I drove to the hotel , and inquired for Squire Fishley . The landlord told me that he was engaged with a party of gentlemen in a private room . Fortunately I was in no hurry , for I could not think of disturbing a person of so much consequence as Squire Fishley . I never reached home with the mail till nine o'clock , and the bag was not opened till the next morning , when sorting the mail was Ham 's first business . I drove Darky into a shed , and amused myself by looking around the premises . I walked about for half an hour , and then asked the landlord to tell Squire Fishley that I was waiting to take him up to his brother 's . I was told that my passenger was just going down to the boat to see some friends off , and directed to put the squire 's trunk into the wagon , and drive down to the steamboat landing .