nine o'clock
At half-past seven Aaron rang for his coffee : and got it at a few minutes past eight . The signorina had told him to take his coffee in bed . Rain was still falling . But towards nine o'clock it lifted , and he decided to go out . A wet , wet world . Carriages going by , with huge wet shiny umbrellas , black and with many points , erected to cover the driver and the tail of the horse and the box-seat . The hood of the carriage covered the fare .