nine o'clock
Definitely not an imbecile . As a matter of fact , a hell of a fat long way from an imbecile . '' Malone glanced at his watch and skimmed over the airline timetables in his mind . `` I 'll be there nine o'clock , your time , '' he said . `` Have a car waiting for me at the field . '' * * * * * As usual , Malone managed to sleep better on the plane than he 'd been able to do at home . He slept so well , in fact , that he was still groggy when he stepped into the waiting car .