half past eight o'clock
I wrote to Ruth last night and admitted it to her . I 'll take it as a favour if you and your wife will say what you can to help me get her back . ' Owen stretched out his hand and as the other took it , said : ` You may rely on us both to do our best . ' The Widow 's Son The next morning when they went to the yard at half past eight o'clock Hunter told them that there was nothing to do , but that they had better come on Monday in case some work came in . They accordingly went on the Monday , and Tuesday and Wednesday , but as nothing ` came in ' of course they did not do any work . On Thursday morning the weather was dark and bitterly cold . The sky presented an unbroken expanse of dull grey and a keen north wind swept through the cheerless streets .