eight o'clock
He was feverishly eager for his revenge : and when Milsom rose to go , the captain wanted him to continue to play . `` You sha n't sneak off like that , '' he said ; `` I want my revenge , and I must have it . '' Black Milsom pointed to a little Dutch clock in a corner of the room . `` Past eight o'clock , '' he said ; `` and I 've got a five-mile walk between me and home . My girl , Jenny , will be waiting up for me , and getting anxious about her father . '' In the excitement of play , and the fever engendered by strong drink , Valentine Jernam had forgotten the ballad-singer . But this mention of her name brought the vision of the beautiful face back to him .