about nine o'clock
Mary finished the dishes and went upstairs , saying , `` And they want me to take that class again next Sunday ! '' After leaving the Hotel Dantzic , with his unexpected supply of money , Jack walked smilingly down toward the business part of the city . For a while he only studied signs and looked into great show-windows ; and he became more and more confident as he thought how many different ways there were for a really smart boy to make a fortune in New York . He decided to try one way at just about nine o'clock . `` The city 's a busy place ! '' thought Jack , as he walked along . `` Some difference between the way they rush along on Monday and the way they loitered all day Sunday ! ''