nine o’clock
Ten o'clock . -- The witnesses , or the company -LRB- which shall I call them ? -RRB- reached the house an hour since . A little before nine o'clock , I prevailed on Mr. Blake to accompany me to his bedroom ; stating , as a reason , that I wished him to look round it , for the last time , in order to make quite sure that nothing had been forgotten in the refurnishing of the room . I had previously arranged with Betteredge , that the bedchamber prepared for Mr. Bruff should be the next room to Mr. Blake 's , and that I should be informed of the lawyer 's arrival by a knock at the door . Five minutes after the clock in the hall had struck nine , I heard the knock ; and , going out immediately , met Mr. Bruff in the corridor . My personal appearance -LRB- as usual -RRB- told against me .