nine o’clock
`` My bo ' sun , '' he said , reentering the room with a letter . `` Excuse me . '' He broke the seal , and turned to Hartley with a short laugh . `` Peter Truefitt , '' he said , `` wants me to meet him at nine o'clock and go home together , pretending that he has been here with me . Peter is improving . '' `` But he ca n't go on like this forever , '' said his scandalized friend . `` He 's all right , '' said the captain , with a satisfied wink .