nine o'clock
`` My companions would draw me into that state . When will you both be ready ? '' he asked , rising . `` At nine o'clock . '' `` Then be at the lower garden gate at that hour . '' Having give this direction , Basil went to give some orders for the day , while Dawn and Beatrice dressed themselves for the sail . `` Wear something which you do not fear to soil , Miss Wyman ; and have you a broad-brimmed hat to protect you from the sun ? ''