nine
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`` Yes ? '' he said . Then again , `` Yes , Poulain . I wished to start at nine o'clock . Say that I shall be down in a quarter of an hour . '' `` And then , while Monsieur is dressing , my wife will be preparing his little breakfast -- unless , indeed , Monsieur would rather wait , and have his little breakfast in bed ? '' `` No , '' said Vanderlyn , quickly , `` I shall not have time to wait for coffee . ''