nine o'clock in the morning
`` Ask them then , '' said the deputy director . `` It 's not that important , '' said K. , although in that way his earlier excuse , already weak enough , was made even weaker . As he went , the deputy director continued to speak about other things . K. forced himself to answer , but his thoughts were mainly about that Sunday , how it would be best to get there for nine o'clock in the morning as that was the time that courts always start work on weekdays . The weather was dull on Sunday . K. was very tired , as he had stayed out drinking until late in the night celebrating with some of the regulars , and he had almost overslept . He dressed hurriedly , without the time to think and assemble the various plans he had worked out during the week .