the hour of nine
He 's become a new man in the last five minutes , '' added Joe . `` Look at the glow in his cheeks ! By the eternal , he 's beginning to look as he did a year ago . '' A clock chimed the hour of nine . `` The man who was here yesterday is in the hall to see Mr. Brewster , '' said the maid , a few minutes after the minister had uttered the words that gave Peggy a new name . There was a moment of silence , almost of dread . `` You mean the fellow with the beard ? ''