eight
a.m., Friday morning
Will you hand it over to me ? '' They were both delighted to do so , and thanked him heartily . `` Good , '' said the captain , taking out his watch . `` This is half-past eight a.m. , Friday morning . I 'll jot that down , and we 'll compute how many hours we 've been out when we run into your mother 's post-office . There ! The entry 's made , and now we go ahead . ''