nine o'clock
as we say in the classics . '' Major Vernon extended a brawny hand of rather doubtful purity . The millionaire touched the broad palm with the tips of his gloved fingers . `` Good-bye , '' he said ; `` I shall expect you at nine o'clock . You know your way out ? '' He opened the door as he spoke , and pointed through a vista of two or three adjoining rooms to the hall . It was rather a broad hint .