eight o'clock
He had been down in the midnight and selected the spot for his next efforts , and consecrated it to the Lord . Another thing , he had found out how people did when they talked with God . After that Tode always knelt down to pray . It was not yet eight o'clock when Tode , his breakfast eaten , his bundle packed , himself ready to migrate , sat down once more on the edge of that bed , and began to calculate the state of his finances . He had been at work in the hotel for his board and clothing ; but then there had been many errands on which he had run for those who had given him a dime , or , now and then , a quarter , and his expenditures had been small ; so now as he counted the miscellaneous heap , he discovered himself to be the honest owner of six dollars and seventy-eight cents . `` That ai n't so bad to start on , '' he told himself , complacently . `` A fellow who ca n't begin business on that capital , ai n't much of a fellow .