eight in the morning
`` Benson , lad , '' exclaimed the naval officer , `` you 've got the real make-up to serve in the Navy . It 's a pity we had to lose you . '' `` Do n't be too sure yet , sir , that the Navy has escaped having me , '' smiled back Skipper Jack . `` You do n't start until eight in the morning , '' went on the shipbuilder . `` Pollard got back this evening , and he goes with us . We take both the ` Benson ' and the ` Hastings . ' Eph will have to command one of the boats , I suppose ? ''