eight o'clock
He learned that several native craft were leaving , and at once engaged a passage in one of them to Hebbeh . He had no difficulty , whatever , in engaging four sturdy Arabs from among those who were listlessly hanging round the little station . While he was doing this , Zaki bought food for six men , for a week ; and in less than two hours from his arrival at Abu Hamed , Gregory was on board . The boat at once dropped down the river and , as the current was running strongly , they were off Hebbeh next morning , at eight o'clock . A boat put off , and took Gregory and his party ashore . As they were seen to land , the village sheik at once came down to them . `` Is there anything I can do for my lord ? ''