eight o'clock
To his trained eye the outlook was not encouraging . `` Storm , '' he observed shortly . `` That 's my opinion , '' said Grey definitely . `` According to calculations , if we have not got off the trail , '' Chillingwood went on , with a sly look at his superior , `` we should reach Dougal 's roadside hostelry in the Pass by eight o'clock -- well before dark . We ought to escape the storm . '' `` You mean we shall , '' said Grey pointedly . `` If -- '' `` Bunkum ! ''