eight o'clock at night
Directly he spoke , one saw that he was making the usual effort of magic to appear real . Witches and wizards lead difficult lives because they have no ancestry working within them to prompt them in the little details . Whenever you see a person being unusually grown-up , suspect them of magic . You can always notice witches and wizards , for instance , after eight o'clock at night , pretending that they are not proud of sitting up late . It is all nonsense about witches being night birds ; they often fly about at night , indeed , but only because they are like permanent children gloriously escaped for ever from their Nanas . `` This picture , '' added Richard , `` seems to me very beautiful . '' The picture might have cost a shilling originally , framed , or it might have been attached to a calendar once .