Eight o’clock
The major-domo -LRB- for it was he -RRB- bowed respectfully , for the chief huntsman 's name was well known in Anjou . `` Monsieur , '' said he , `` please to enter and take some repose . Monseigneur has not been out more than ten minutes , and will not be back till eight o'clock . '' `` Eight o'clock ! I can not wait so long ; I am the bearer of news which can not be too soon known to his highness . Can I not have a horse and a guide ? '' `` There are plenty of horses , but a guide is a different thing , for his highness did not say where he was going . ''