nine o'clock
He now found her quite perfect but was worried about her health . The tonics and horseback riding he had prescribed seemed to have little effect . `` I am going to take you away and send you to bed , '' he said jovially . `` No sitting up after nine o'clock until you are yourself again , and not another ball this winter . A wife is a great responsibility , Masters . Any other woman is easier to prescribe for , but the wife of your bosom knows you so well she can fool you , as no woman who expects a bill twice a year would dare to do . Still , she 's pretty good , pretty good .