nine o'clock
They never suspected the exquisite pleasure it gave him to select these things , these fine , soft , silken things . There were many things about this slow-going , amiable brother of theirs that they never suspected . If you had told them he was a dreamer of dreams , for example , they would have been amused . Sometimes , dead-tired by nine o'clock after a hard day downtown , he would doze over the evening paper . At intervals he would wake , red-eyed , to a snatch of conversation such as , `` Yes , but if you get a blue you can wear it anywhere . It 's dressy , and at the same time it 's quiet , too . '' Eva , the expert , wrestling with Carrie over the problem of the new spring dress .