nine o’clock
Those are the crucial points upon which the case depends . And now let us talk about George Meredith , if you please , and we shall leave all minor matters until to-morrow . '' There was no rain , as Holmes had foretold , and the morning broke bright and cloudless . At nine o'clock Lestrade called for us with the carriage , and we set off for Hatherley Farm and the Boscombe Pool . `` There is serious news this morning , '' Lestrade observed . `` It is said that Mr. Turner , of the Hall , is so ill that his life is despaired of . '' `` An elderly man , I presume ? ''