nine o'clock
He did so , thinking how trusting she was . Thus they slowly went towards her home . He had left his cottage at half-past three , intending to be sitting down again to the New Testament by half-past five . It was nine o'clock when , with another embrace , he stood to deliver her up at her father 's door . She asked him to come in , if only for a minute , as it would seem so odd otherwise , and as if she had been out alone in the dark . He gave way , and followed her in . Immediately that the door was opened he found , in addition to her parents , several neighbours sitting round .