eight o'clock
-LSB- 3 -RSB- A species of buck , famous for its speed . For a mile or so I kept the bush , which was open and easy to ride through , and then turned into the path . The moon was high , and the world was all a dim dark green , with the track a golden ivory band before me . I had looked at my watch before I started , and seen that it was just after eight o'clock . I had a great horse under me , and less than thirty miles to cover . Midnight should see me at the cave . With the password I would gain admittance , and there would wait for Laputa and Henriques .