eight o'clock
replied Squeers , considerably puzzled by the contrast between the simplicity of the nephew and the shrewdness of the uncle . `` Let me have two words with you , '' said Ralph . The two words were had apart ; in a couple of minutes Mr. Wackford Squeers ' announced that Mr. Nicholas Nickleby was from that moment installed in the office of first assistant master at Dotheboys Hall . `` At eight o'clock to-morrow morning , Mr. Nickleby , '' said Squeers , `` the coach starts . You must be here at a quarter before , as we take some boys with us . '' `` And your fare down I have paid , '' growled Ralph . `` So you 'll have nothing to do but keep yourself warm . ''