eight o'clock
Ca n't you call in to-morrow mornin ' , Mr. Droop ? '' `` Do n't ye believe ye might change yer mind ? '' he asked , mournfully . `` We 'll be through with the breakfast an ' have things set to rights by eight o'clock , '' said Phoebe . Promptly at the appointed time , Copernicus Droop might have been seen approaching the white cottage . Still nursing a faint hope , he walked with nervous rapidity , mumbling and gesticulating in his excitement . He attracted but little attention .