eight o'clock
We 'll probably get it to-night . I do hope the roof wo n't leak . We have n't had a real bad storm since we came , and I dread the experience . '' At eight o'clock that evening it became apparent that they were in for a wild night . The wind had whipped around to the northeast and was blowing a gale . There was a persistent crash of breakers on the beach . To open a door or window was to admit a small cyclone of wind and sand and rain .