about nine o'clock
I reckon the waiting game will fool them more than any other . '' `` Yes , and all the money they got away from you will be spent , '' muttered Eph . Jack , none the less , decided to wait and think the matter over . Supper over , the submarine boys , for want of anything else to do , sat and read until about nine o'clock . Then Jack looked up . `` This is getting mighty tedious , '' he complained . `` What do you fellows say to getting on shore and stretching our legs in a good walk ? ''