eight o'clock
It was n't worth while . Instead , they kept a wary eye upon the hour-glass . They trusted to their vicar 's honour , and he rarely failed them . As the last grains of sand ran out he turned to the east , and most people were back home and sitting down to supper by eight o'clock . Miss Gallup never hurried out of church . She thought it unseemly . Therefore , it came to pass that Eloquent was still standing in his place as Mary Ffolliot and her brother came down the aisle .