ten past eight
I yawn , while she takes away the dirty plates and proceeds to hide them in a dark corner . She fills the big bowl from the pitcher and then carries it along to the stove for the crockery . Antonia has given me an appointment for eight o'clock , near the Kiosk . It is ten past eight . I go out . The passage , the court , -- by night all these familiar things surround me even while they hide themselves . A vague light still hovers in the sky .