nine o'clock
`` You , Basilio , are fined two réales for not ringing regularly . And you , Crispin , stay to-night till you find what you 've stolen . '' `` We have permission , '' began Basilio ; `` our mother expects us at nine . '' `` You wo n't go at nine o'clock either ; you shall stay till ten . '' `` But , señor , after nine one ca n't pass through the streets -- '' `` Are you trying to dictate to me ? '' demanded the sacristan , and he seized Crispin 's arm . `` Señor , we have not seen our mother for a week , '' entreated Basilio , taking hold of his brother as if to protect him .