nine o'clock sharp
I 'll arrange about a permit for you . What did you say your name was , mister ? '' `` Al Mayne , please , sir , '' this in the humble tone of a stable-boy . `` Well , Miss -- Al , I mean -- you can carry Lauzanne around the course at nine o'clock sharp ; then you 'd better come back here an ' rest up all day -- lay low . '' `` A new boy , I 'm tryin ' , '' Dixon explained to Gaynor , after he lifted a little lad to Lauzanne 's back at the paddock gate , and they stood watching the big Chestnut swing along with his usual sluggish stride . `` He 's got good hands , '' said Mike , critically , `` though he seems a bit awkward in the saddle . Ye could n't have a better trial horse fer a new b ` y .