nine o'clock
The witness left the stand , and the judge , looking up at the clock on the wall , and then consulting his watch , said : -- `` Gentlemen , it is nearly time to adjourn court . Mr. Sharpman , can you close your case before adjourning time ? '' `` That will be impossible , your Honor . '' `` Then , crier , you may adjourn the court until to-morrow morning at nine o'clock . '' The crier made due proclamation , the spectators began to crowd out of the room , the judge left the bench , and the lawyers gathered up their papers . Ralph , on his way out , again passed by Mrs. Burnham , and she had for him a smile and a kind word . Bachelor Billy stood waiting at the door , and the boy went down with him to their humble lodgings in the suburbs , his mind filled with conflicting thoughts , and his heart with conflicting emotions .