nine o'clock
At an early hour in the morning he was called by his father . With the assistance of Bertha he packed his trunk and prepared himself for the journey . He was sad , but submissive . At nine o'clock , having bid adieu to all his friends , and taken a sorrowful survey of Woodville , he and his father were driven down to the railroad station . Before night they reached Tunbrook , and Richard was introduced to the terrible Colonel Brockridge . He was a little man of fifty , with great bushy red whiskers , whose whole face seemed to be eclipsed by the wonderful sharpness of his eyes . He shook hands with Richard , spoke to him very kindly , and hoped they should be good friends .