eight o'clock
he continued . `` I do n't think you can . I 'm waiting to see Mr. Whippleton , '' I answered , in order to save him the trouble of any unnecessary questioning . `` If you are in a hurry you had better not wait , for he hardly ever gets here till eight o'clock , '' said the young man , as he went to the desk and opened an account book . `` I 'm in no hurry . I 'm going to work here . '' `` Is that so ? ''