eight o'clock
Ca n't you see whar the ends of the poles dragged in the dirt behind 'em . Anybody could see that , I should think . '' `` How old is the trail , Jerry ? '' inquired I. `` That trail waz made afore eight o'clock this mornin ' , '' was the answer . `` Before eight o'clock , '' sneered Hal . `` Why do n't you say that the Comanches passed this spot at precisely seventeen minutes past six o'clock this morning ? You might just as well be particular , Jerry . ''