nine o'clock
They seemed to be in animated conversation , and only stopped to take a good look toward the northeastern horizon . Had the Mongol brought some news which had made them throw off their usual reserve and gravity ? And I abandoned myself to my imagination , foreseeing adventures , attacks of bandits , and so on , according to my dream . I was recalled to reality by the Reverend Nathaniel Morse , who said to me , `` It is fixed for to-day , at nine o'clock ; do not forget . '' That meant the marriage of Fulk Ephrinell and Horatia Bluett . Really , I was not thinking of it . It is time for me to go and dress for the occasion .