about nine
o'clock
Garrison asked , hastening at once to the items he felt to be important . `` I mean , from among the neighbors , or -- anyone else ? '' `` Well , Charlie Scott come over , that second night and actin ' that queer I did n't know what was the matter . He went off just about nine o'clock , and I went to bed , and then I heard him come back in half an hour , while Mr. Hardy was out , and he went again before Mr. Hardy come in and started off to Branchville to die . '' Her method of narrative was puzzling . `` You mean , '' said Garrison , `` that after Mr. Scott had called and gone , Mr. Hardy went out temporarily , and in his absence Mr. Scott returned and remained for a time in his room ? '' `` I did n't git up to see what he wanted , or how long he stayed , '' said Mrs. Wilson .