about eight
o'clock
ejaculated Mr. Whitney . `` At what time ? and who were they ? '' `` I du n no who they was , but they was hangin ' ` round about eight o'clock waitin ' for him to go with 'em . An ' then he 's had lots of money lately . '' `` How do you know this ? '' `` I 've hearn him a-jinglin ' it in his room ; an ' night afore las ' I clim ' up-stairs and peeked in , an ' he had a whole pile of gold pieces ` bout that high , '' measuring with his hands ; `` but he see me , an ' he said he 'd gim me a whalin ' ef he catched me at it agin . ''