the hour of nine o'clock
Shall I love him more than the dog that tears the throat of a gazelle ? '' The gesture of cruelty he made was disgusting to the eyes of Dicky Donovan , but he had in his mind the peril to Sowerby , and he nodded his head in careless approval , as it were . `` Then , Mizraim , thou son of secrecy and keeper of the door , take heed to what I say , and for thine honour and my need do as I will . Thou shalt to-night admit Mustapha Bey to the harem -- at the hour of nine o'clock ! '' `` Saadat el basha ! '' The eunuch 's face was sickly in its terrified wonder . `` Even so .