nine o’clock
`` I 'm very cold , '' she said , as she pulled her hood over her head . `` Shall we walk about a little ? '' the young man asked her . `` It 's not yet nine o'clock ; we can take a stroll along the road . '' Miette reflected that for a long time she would probably not have the pleasure of another meeting -- another of those evening chats , the joy of which served to sustain her all day long . `` Yes , let us walk a little , '' she eagerly replied . `` Let us go as far as the mill .