nine o'clock
But happiness is born in the heart , and they who seek it elsewhere in the end hold Sodom apples in fingers through which the pearl of great price has somewhere slipped on the way ... `` Mr. V.V. ! Ai n't you dressing _ yet _ ! '' said a voice from without . `` Mommer says remind you it 's after nine o'clock . '' The tall young man came to earth with a thud . A startled frown gathered quickly on his brow . '' _ What ?