About eight o'clock
Mr. Dunbar smiled to himself . `` Frank has got some plan in his head , '' he thought . `` I wo n't inquire what it is , for he has good common sense , and wo n't do anything improper . '' About eight o'clock , Frank , after certain preparations , which will hereafter be referred to , set out for the poorhouse , which was about a mile distant . It grew darker and darker in Philip 's chamber , but no one came to bring him a light . It was assumed that he would go to bed before he required one . By seven o'clock the paupers had settled themselves for the night , and when eight o'clock struck , Mr. and Mrs. Tucker sought their beds .