nine o'clock
That article was clever -- very clever -- curse it ! He can not yet be thirty . But one would expect something from the son of a man like Vellacott . '' It was not yet nine o'clock when the Vicomte entered the dining-room by the open window . Only Hilda was there , and she was busy with the old leather post-bag . Among the letters there were several newspapers , and the Vicomte d'Audierne 's expression underwent a slight change on perceiving them . His thin , mobile lips were closely pressed , and his chin -- a very short one -- was thrust forward .