nine o'clock
It is odd , but I never did think that I would allow Art to suffer in the cause of an ugly duckling . '' Antonia sent off her telegram and watched anxiously for the reply . It came in the course of an hour and a half , and was addressed to her mother . `` Expect me by the train which reaches Waterloo at nine o'clock , '' wired the gallant Sir John . `` There , now , Antonia , '' said Mrs. Bernard Temple , `` you have only yourself to blame . What is to be done ? We shall be at the theatre at nine o'clock . ''