about nine in the
evening
I never should have thought of that in the world . '' `` Neither would any earl of Rossmore , betwixt William 's contribution and Mulberry -- as earl ; but it 's office hours , now , you see , and the earl in me sleeps . Come -- I 'll show you his very room . '' They reached the neighborhood of the New Gadsby about nine in the evening , and passed down the alley to the lamp post . `` There you are , '' said the colonel , triumphantly , with a wave of his hand which took in the whole side of the hotel . `` There it is -- what did I tell you ? '' `` Well , but -- why , Colonel , it 's six stories high .