nine o'clock
He could come to her and tell her anything -- absolutely anything ! `` Good Lord , what a difference it makes to have some one you can trust , '' he said solemnly to the night . `` Some one to work for ! '' At nine o'clock he reached the outskirts of Trenton , and having cooled off , put on his collar and necktie . Then he stopped at a stationer 's to ask his way . A large florid young woman , chewing gum , was behind the counter , patting down her oily chestnut curls . `` Say , can you tell me where the Lafontaines live ? ''