eight o'clock
I sat a while talking with him , and watching Madge McCulloch , his daughter , lay the tea table . I thought how I 'd give something to get her to lay the tea table for me as a habit , and I did n't see how that was likely to come about . Andrew McCulloch appeared to think most people in Adrian would be more to his mind if buried with epitaphs describing them accurate . It was eight o'clock when I came out and started for Pemberton 's . I came past McCulloch 's fence , and heard some one speak near by , and there was a man sitting on the top rail near the corner . It was considerable dark . `` Been in to see King Solomon ? ''