nine o'clock
`` You 'll come to us for anything else that you want to know , of course , '' said Sears , in conclusion . `` You are aware , of course , that your superior officers are paid to answer questions . '' `` Thank you , '' acknowledged Hal . It was soon nine o'clock , and the two Army boys , tired with their day of travel and of new life , left the club early , going directly to quarters and to Hal 's room . `` I wo n't stay long , '' declared Noll , sinking into the easy chair that his chum pushed forward . `` But I 've simply got to talk a bit with you , bunkie , my head is so full of it all . '' The chums chatted on until at last the notes of a bugle were borne to their ears .