eight o'clock
Jack too for a moment relaxed his grave face as he answered my greeting . `` I can hardly believe it , '' said he . `` Oh , there ai n't no error , so I tells you , '' cried Billy , `` the cove ` ad been up to the shop , he says , and copied it down . He was nigh off ` is ` ead , was that there Flanikin , and ` e 's a-comin ' in to see you ` imself , he says , afore eight o'clock . '' And before eight Flanagan turned up and confirmed the glorious news with a printed list , in which sure enough `` Smith '' stood out distinctly in the first place . `` You know , I thought it might be another Smith , '' said Flanagan , laughing ; `` there are one or two of the same name in the world , I know . But there 's not another in the list , so it 's all right .