half after eight
When Stepfather Time sought to draw him away to dinner he committed the unpardonable sin of dog-dom , he snarled at his master . Turning this strange manifestation over in his troubled mind , the collector decided that Willy Woolly must be ill , and therefore that evening went to seek the Little Red Doctor and his wisdom . Together they came across the park space opposite the House of Silvery Voices in time to witness the final scene . The new clock struck the half after eight as they reached the turn in the path . A long , quavering howl , mingled of rage and desperation , answered in Willy Woolly 's voice . `` You hear ? '' said Stepfather Time anxiously to the Little Red Doctor .