Nine o'clock
`` I just _ felt _ it , '' she answered , `` and once I was so frightened about you , but that passed away . '' `` What time was it , do you remember ? '' asked Bill . `` Nine o'clock , '' she said . `` I was waiting for dad to come home from a board meeting . '' `` Yes , it was just nine , '' said Bill with a strange look on his face . `` I heard you when you spoke to me , mother , and I think it saved my life , and the lives of the other fellows .