nearly eight o'clock
He will guess , and all will know , that I have died a soldier 's death . '' `` I see no objection whatever , '' said the brigand , with his abominable smile . `` I will send some goat 's flesh and wine into your hut . The sun is sinking and it is nearly eight o'clock . In four hours be ready for your end . '' It was a beautiful world to be leaving . I looked at the golden haze below , where the last rays of the sinking sun shone upon the blue waters of the winding Tagus and gleamed upon the white sails of the English transports .