eight o'clock
Phil winced at those cold words . It was not pleasant to reflect that this was so , and that he was wholly ignorant of his parentage . `` One thing more , '' said Mrs. Brent . `` It is only eight o'clock . I should like to have you go out and call upon some of those with whom you are most intimate , and tell them that you are leaving home voluntarily . '' `` I will , '' answered Phil . `` Perhaps you would prefer to do so to-morrow . ''