half past nine
Will you come in , Mr. Wigglesworth ? '' `` Malcolm , A was jist tellin ' Mr. Wigglesworth -- '' `` Yes , yes , I know , Mother , but I want -- '' `` Malcolm , ye ken what day it is . And A wull not -- '' `` Yes , Mother , A ken weel , but -- '' `` And ye ken ye 'll be settin ' oot for the Kirk in half an oor -- '' `` Half an hour , Mother ? Why , it is only half past nine -- '' `` A ken weel what it is . But A dinna like tae be fashed and flustered in ma mind on ma way till the Hoose o ' God . '' `` I shall only require a very few moments , Madam , '' said Mr. Wigglesworth . `` The matter with w ` ich I am -LRB- h -RRB- entrusted need not take more than a minute or two .