nearly eight o'clock in the evening
He decided to visit the place at once , so as to be the first to apply for the position . After he had walked a couple of miles , and had one more to go , he came to a piece of woods through which the road extended . He began to feel very tired , for he had done a day 's work before he landed from the steamer . It was now nearly eight o'clock in the evening . He had eaten no supper , and not much dinner ; for the events in the cabin had taken off his appetite . With no money and no friends , he was not very clear as to where his supper was to come from . The question of a lodging was involved in quite as much doubt .