about nine
o'clock
He lay staring at the ceiling for a long moment , then his eyelids fluttered , dropped , and he slept . He did not stir when Seaton rose and went back to his own bed . It did not snow during the night and the train that had brought Nucky and Mr. Seaton up announced itself as ready for the return trip to Williams , immediately after breakfast . Nucky slept late and only opened his eyes when Frank Allen clumped into the room about nine o'clock . `` Hello , New York ! Have n't died , have you ? Come on , we 're going to break trail down the Canyon , you and I. '' `` Not on your life ! ''