nine o'clock
breeze up soon , and Mary knows it ! ' and the water lip-lappin ' , and the sails playin ' ` Isick and Josh , Isick and Josh , ' -- great snakes ! Gitty up , hossy , or I shall take the wrong turn and drive to Bath instead of Tinkham . '' Spite of moonlight and good spirits , the way was long , and it was near nine o'clock when Calvin drove in at the Widow Marlin 's gateway . He whistled , a cheerful and propitiatory note , as he drove past the house to the barn . `` Presume likely they 'll be put out some at me bein ' late , '' he said ; `` but you shall have your supper first , hossy , do n't you be afeared ! They ca n't no more than kill me , anyway , and I do n't know as they 'd find it specially easy to-night . ''