nine o'clock
Through the morning hours she had lain awake trying to make a resolve . But , alas ! she dared not tell the truth ; she was in deadly fear of Flockart 's reprisals . That morning , at nine o'clock , Lady Heyburn and Flockart had held hurried consultation in secret , at which he had explained to her what had occurred . `` Excellent ! '' she had remarked briefly . `` But we must now have a care , my dear friend .