nine o'clock
Jimmy had spent his entire youth in urging her to accept everything that was his , and he hailed this as a good omen . `` I have a l-letter here for dad , '' she went on , fidgeting about uneasily and watching the door . `` I do n't want him to g-get it until after the last train goes to-night . Will you see that he d-doesn ' t get it before nine o'clock ? '' Jimmy took the letter and looked blankly from it to Annette . `` Why , it 's from you ! '' `` What if it is , you b-booby ? ''