nine o'clock
She was about to reply when I scooped up the pieces and left the conservatory . `` Now then , '' I said , when we got outside , `` will you tell me why you choose to take Alex into your confidence ? He 's no fool . Do you suppose he thinks any one in this house is going to play bridge to-night at nine o'clock , by appointment ! I suppose you have shown it in the kitchen , and instead of my being able to slip down to the bridge to-night quietly , and see who is there , the whole household will be going in a procession . '' `` Nobody knows it , '' Liddy said humbly . `` I found it in the basket in Miss Gertrude 's dressing-room .