the hour of eight o'clock
`` I beg your Majesty 's indulgence for one question , '' I said , assuming as well as I could a reluctant manner . `` Yes , yes , but be quick , '' returned the king . `` It is this , '' I continued stammeringly . `` Is my cousin to deliver the documents to you after the hour of eight o'clock ? '' `` That is no affair of yours , and your question is impertinent , '' answered the king . `` Obey my commands and keep your lips sealed , if you would oblige your king , save trouble to yourself , and perhaps be rewarded . Hear me , Clyde !