eight o'clock
And then a crazy thought jumped into her brain . Why not go now ? Then she could study this evening , after all . It was dark , to be sure , but it was not so very late , -- not eight o'clock yet . The thought of entering the empty schoolhouse , alone , and in utter darkness , gave her a thrill of fear , but she said to herself : `` How foolish ! There 's nothing to be afraid of in an empty schoolhouse . I can feel my way to our classroom , and the street lights will shine in some , anyway .