eight o'clock
It would be like her , after all , to wave then , that very night , just so as to catch him napping , he thought . She did not wave , however . The boy was sure of that , for he watched the tower till dark . `` In the morning , long before eight o'clock , the boy was ready . He debated for some time whether to stand out of doors on the piazza , or to hide behind the screened window , where he could still watch the tower . He decided at last that it would be better not to let her see him when she looked toward the house ; then his triumph would be all the more complete when he dashed out to run up his answer . `` Eight o'clock came and passed .