nine o'clock
And God heard and upheld the weak creature . Then came the night when Mary and Molly aroused Martin from his sleep as they came in about midnight . Martin had supposed them upstairs long before . He had come in at nine o'clock from the shed where he had wrestled with his craving and , by the help of God , had come out victorious once again . He had fallen asleep soon after and a vivid and strange dream had held him captive by its power . Sandy had come to him clearly , and comfortingly ; had sat close to him and laid his hand in his . They had talked familiarly , and then suddenly the boy had asked : `` Dad , how about Molly ?