eight o'clock
As for comfort , I 'll be as comfortable as you are , my dear lady , and I 'm sure you would n't let comfort stand in the way of being with your boy . '' She smiled her sweet little triumph that brought tears to the eyes of the mother ; and Cameron gave her a blinding look of gratitude and adoration . So she carried her way . Cameron protested no more , but quietly enquired at the Hostess ' House if the place was all right , and when he put them on the car at eight o'clock he gave Ruth 's hand a lingering pressure , and said in a low tone that only she could hear , with a look that carried its meaning to her heart : `` I shall never forget that you did this for my mother -- and me ! '' The two felt almost light-hearted in comparison to their fellow travellers , because they had a short reprieve before they would have to say good-bye . But Ruth sat looking about her , at the sad-eyed girls and women who had just parted from their husbands and sons and sweethearts , and who were most of them weeping , and felt anew the great burden of the universal sorrow upon her . She wondered how God could stand it .