nine o'clock
He tried to cut steps before he died . This is our way . '' And he led Juanita rather hastily away . At nine o'clock they passed the last shoulder and stood above Torre Garda , and the valley of the Wolf lying in the sunlight below them . The road down the valley lay like a yellow ribbon stretched across the broad breast of Nature . Half an hour later they reached the pine woods , and heard Perro barking on the terrace . The dog soon came panting to meet them , and not far behind him Sarrion , whose face betrayed no surprise at perceiving Juanita .