eight in the morning
`` Why , I 'll tell you what I 'll do , '' Benson went on , feeling in one of his pockets . `` Here 's a dollar . That 'll buy you a bed and a breakfast at the hotel up the street . If you want to get aboard with us in time , you 'd better show up by eight in the morning . '' `` But -- '' `` That 's really all I can do , '' Jack Benson hastily assured the fellow . `` I 'm not the owner of the boat , and I ca n't take any liberties . Oh , wait just a moment .