eight o'clock
`` Teacher ! '' he cried coming nearer , `` would you come and live with us ? My mother is just sweet , and she would like to have you . She is away today , to Millford , and wo n't be home till eight o'clock . I stayed at home because I wanted to see you . My mother watched you going to the houses -- we can see all of them from our house -- and every time you came away from them -- she was glad . We have a spy-glass , and we could see -- that 's how we knew how nice you were , teacher '' -- he was almost near enough to touch her now .