evening
about eight o'clock
They -- they could n't get in through the window , could they ? She must be dreaming -- how silly she was -- how -- * * * * * ` What is the matter ? What do you say ? ' asked Mr. Hervey that evening about eight o'clock , when , with a startled face , the footman came into the drawing-room , where he and Mrs. Hervey and the three elder boys were sitting . ` It 's a groom from Caryll Place , if you please , sir , ' the man replied . ` They 've sent over to say as Miss Rosamond , little Miss Caryll , ca n't be found , and do the young gentlemen know anything about it ? ' All the Herveys started to their feet , with different exclamations of distress . '