eight o'clock
We ordered jugs of hot water , and were told that it would be some time before it could be had , as ladies were not in the habit of calling for it before nine in the morning , and as the damper of the kitchen-range was out of order . Did we wish it in a little canteen with whisky and a bit of lemon-peel , or were we afther wantin ' it in a jug ? We replied promptly that it was not the hour for toddy , but the hour for baths , with us , and the decrepit and very sleepy night porter departed to wake the cook and build the fire ; advising me first , in a friendly way , to take the hearth brush that was ` kapin ' the windy up , and rap on the wall if I needed annything more . ' At eight o'clock we heard the porter 's shuffling step in the hall , followed by a howl and a polite objurgation . A strange dog had passed the night under Francesca 's bed , and the porter was giving him what he called ` a good hand and fut downstairs . ' He had put down the hot water for this operation , and on taking up the burden again we heard him exclaim : `` Arrah ! look at that now !