nine o'clock
In the match with Gus for half-crowns he lost , though only narrowly -- so narrowly that he was not content , without a further trial of skill , to own himself beaten , and therefore challenged his adversary to a second meeting the next evening . Then he watched the others play , and betted with Mortimer on the result -- and alas ! for him , he won . It was Tom himself who said , at nine o'clock , -- `` And now , suppose we see what 's going on below . '' It was the same stupid , disgusting spectacle , but to Tom it seemed less repulsive than he had found it the night before . True , he at times felt a return of the old feeling of shame ; the blush would occasionally suffuse his face ; but such fits were rare , and he was able to carry them off more easily with joke and laughter . `` Jack , '' said Gus in a whisper to Mortimer , as Tom , after accepting a very broad hint to treat the party to spirits , was turning to go , `` that fellow will be a credit to you and me .