eight o'clock
Peregrine 's curiosity being inflamed by this extraordinary conclusion he turned to the beginning , and perused several sheets of a diary such as is commonly kept by that class of people known by the denomination of travelling governors , for the satisfaction of themselves and the parents or guardians of their pupils , and for the edification and entertainment of their friends . That the reader may have a clear idea of Mr. Jolter 's performance , we shall transcribe the transactions of one day , as he had recorded them ; and that abstract will be a sufficient specimen of the whole plan and execution of the work . `` May 3 . At eight o'clock , set out from Boulogne in a post-chaise : the morning hazy and cold . Fortified my stomach with a cordial . Recommended ditto to Mr. P. as an antidote against the fog . Mem .