nine o’clock
`` Putty soon , sure enough , Tom heard the lock rattle , and the young widder come in ; and then he heard a bit o ' conversation between her and the corpse . ``` What time is it ? ' come in a kind o ' hoarse whisper out o ' the box . ``` Well , ' bout nine o'clock , ' says she . ``` How long afore you 'll let me out ? ' says he . ``` Oh I you must have patience , ' says she , ` till they 're all gone off to sleep ; when there ai n't but one man up .