about seven o'clock
`` I guess you 're on to my weak spot , all right , partner , '' he hastened to say in the boldest manner possible . `` But really and truly , I have got some things I want to do , though of course they could be postponed if absolutely necessary . Some time perhaps you 'll be having my plebeian dish over at your house ; then try asking me if you dare . '' He turned up about seven o'clock , just after darkness had set in , for the moon was getting very old now , and a late riser . The two boys sat in Hugh 's den for considerably more than an hour , talking and planning . Both showed vague signs of nervousness , however . Thad in particular frequently walked over to a window and looked out .