Nine o'clock
he said . `` No , '' replied the other , `` save , '' adding , `` do not call us too early to-morrow . We 're not of the kind that rise with the sun . Nine o'clock will answer . And see that that wife of yours gets up the best breakfast that can be obtained . '' `` You wo n't have to complain of that , sir , '' exclaimed the innkeeper , pompously . `` You 'll get a piece of steak with the blood followin ' the knife ; crisp potatoes , a plate of buckwheat cakes , with butter as is butter , and honey that 's the real thing ; a mug of coffee that would bear up an egg , with good old-fashioned cream , not skim milk , to say nothing of -- '' `` That will do , '' exclaimed the stranger , with an impatient wave of his white hand .