eight o'clock
I 'll show it you some other time , if you 'd like to see it . '' `` Yes , please , sir . '' `` Do you always come back this way in the evening , or are you afraid to come so lonely a road ? '' `` Oh no , sir , it 's never late ; I always set out by eight o'clock , and it 's so light now in the evening . My aunt would be angry with me if I did n't get home before nine . '' `` Perhaps Craig , the gardener , comes to take care of you ? '' A deep blush overspread Hetty 's face and neck .