9 p.m.
`` Yes . '' she said , `` but I 've had a fortnight 's leave ; I ca n't complain . '' `` I 'll just write down that train for you , '' said Thompson . He scribbled 9 p.m. on a piece of paper and carried it over to the girl . It seemed to me an unnecessary thing to do . Nine is a simple number , easy to remember . Some thought of the same kind occurred to the girl .