eight o'clock
Wait ten minutes , and it now wanted five-and-twenty minutes to eight ! -- no -- not for all the Tudors that ever sat upon the throne of England . There he stood with his watch in his hand as the returning Jehu hurried round from the stable yard . ` You are now seven minutes late , ' said he , ` and if you are not at the place by eight o'clock , I shall not give you one farthing ! ' ` All right , ' said Jehu . ` We 'll be at Mary Jane in less than no time ; ' and off they went , not at the quickest pace . But Neverbend 's heart beat high with triumph , as he reflected that he had carried the point on which he had been so intent .