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I have n't seen him for four years . '' `` Better come to-night then . '' `` No-o , '' began Bertram , with obvious reluctance . `` It 's already nine o'clock , and -- '' `` Nine o'clock ! '' cut in Seaver , with a broad grin . `` Since when has your limit been nine o'clock ? I 've seen the time when you did n't mind nine o'clock in the morning , Bertie !