nearly eight o'clock
He had a sort of easy grace that betrayed the artist who , under the priestly robes , was longing to get rid of them , leaving them at his feet like a winding sheet . Some deep notes from the bell , like distant thunder , floated into the room through the cloister . `` Uncle , they are calling us to the choir , '' said the `` Tato . '' `` We ought to have been in the Cathedral before now ; it is nearly eight o'clock . '' `` It is true , lad . I am glad you were here to remind me ; let us be going . '' Then he added , speaking to the musical priest : `` Don Luis , your mass is at eight o'clock .