eight o'clock
`` I wonder where the boys sleep that black boots , '' he thought . `` They ca n't pay a dollar a night for sleeping . '' He looked around for the boy who had guided him to a restaurant , but could not find him . It was now eight o'clock , and he begun to think he should have to go back to the hotel after all , when a shabby-looking man , with watery eyes and a red nose , accosted him . `` Are you a stranger in the city , my young friend ? '' he asked . `` Yes , '' said Sam , rather relieved at the opportunity of speaking to somebody .