Nine o'clock
I 've got a hunch that it wo n't hurt a bit to stock up on some sleep . '' Their glances met and stayed locked for a long minute . Neither spoke , because each knew what was in the other 's mind . Nine o'clock that night was their Zero Hour . At nine that night they would learn what they had come through a hundred lurking dangers to find out . Would it be the end , or , as they both hoped and prayed , would it simply be a glorious fulfillment of their mission ? Suddenly Dave grinned and broke the tensed silence .