eight
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His grandfather sent him a very handsome `` tip , '' and a letter written in such a shaky hand , that the boy was a good deal impressed , and locked it up in his desk , lest he should never have another . `` Shall we rouse the night-owl with a catch that will draw three souls out of one weaver ? '' In less than a week from the receipt of his son 's letter , John Mortimer wrote again , and gave the boy leave to come home , but on no account to bring young Crayshaw with him , if a journey was likely to do him harm . Johnny accordingly set off instantly -LRB- the holidays having just begun -RRB- , and , travelling all night , reached the paternal homestead by eight o'clock in the morning . His father was away , but he was received with rapture by his brothers and sisters . His little brothers admired him with the humble reverence of small boys for big ones , and the girls delighted in his school-boy slang , and thought themselves honoured by his companionship . Crayshaw was an American by birth , but his elder brother -LRB- under whose guardianship he was -RRB- had left him in England as his best chance of living to manhood , for he had very bad health , and the climate of his native place did not suit him .