nine in the morning
She explained that Baxter , her landlord , had been an old servant of Papa 's , and that _ the _ important thing was to be with people who would be nice to him and not mind , she said , his little ways . He sighed . `` Do you know what I should do with you if I could have my way ? I should turn you into a green garden and keep you there from nine in the morning till nine at night . I should make you walk a mile with me twice a day -- not too fast . All the rest of the time you should lie on a couch on a lawn , with a great rose-bush at your head and a bed of violets at your feet . I should bring you something nice to eat every two hours . ''