eight o'clock
Ca n't you come over to my house , for I ought n't to go out in the night air with this cold ? '' `` Now , you mean , Bristles ? '' `` Sure , right away . It 's only eight o'clock , and I 've got something to tell you that 'll make you sit up and take notice . Excuse me while I bark a few times , Fred , '' which he accordingly did in a way that made the other remove the receiver from close contact with his ear . `` Well , you do seem to have a good dose of it , Bristles , '' Fred remarked , laughingly , when the bombardment had finally ceased . `` I 'm almost afraid that cold will be catching over the wire .