eight o'clock
The Sound glared with the white of reflected skies . `` I thought of catching the eight o'clock , '' he cried enthusiastically , as he dropped his bag beside the motor in order to reach over and shake hands with her . `` That would have gotten me here hours earlier . The difficulty was that I did n't think of the eight o'clock until I awoke at nine . '' `` And then you had the additional task of thinking about breakfast , '' said Hetty , but without a trace of sarcasm in her manner . `` I never think of breakfast , '' said he amiably . `` I merely eat it .