eight o'clock
`` Dere was no use , honey ; Bainrothe done bought him up . I peaked fru de key-hole , and seen de gole paid down wid my own two precious eyes . Dar 's no mistake about dat , '' shaking her head dolefully . `` All you has to do now , honey , is to keep wide awake , an ' duly sober , as ole masta used to say , ` frain ` ligiously from de tea or coffee , one or de udder , dat she will offer you ` bout eight o'clock dis ebenin ' , or mebbe dey will send it up by me , I ca n't say yit . Howsomever , you need n't to drink dat stuff arter wat you knows ; an ' ef dey goes to take you forcefully off to de belfry in de night-time , you kin skreech ebbery step ob de way . Dat 's de bes plan , chile , wat I kin project for your resistance ; but I ` se afeard dar is no hopin ' you , any way we can fix it . '' `` Thank you , Dinah , you have done your best , no doubt ; do n't sell my ring , though ; I shall want it back some day . ''