nine o'clock
The village has never known such a sensation , sir , never . '' `` Mrs. Tree died in the evening , I believe ? '' said Mr. Bliss . `` At nine o'clock , sir , '' said Mr. Homer . `` Jocko , the parrot , had had some trifling indisposition , and Cousin Marcia had sent for Miss Penelope Pardon , who , as you are doubtless aware , has some knowledge of the feathered tribes and their peculiar ailments . It chanced that I came in to bring a letter , which would , I fancied , give Cousin Marcia singular pleasure . It was from little Vesta -- I would say from Mrs. Geoffrey Strong , Mr. Bliss : she has always been a favorite niece -- grandniece , I should say , of Mrs. Tree .