eight o'clock
`` Never ! '' `` Huh ! '' says I. `` I told him you would n't know him if he did n't keep that face cavity of his closed . He 's been doin ' that since eight o'clock . But he 's the real article , serial number guaranteed by Uncle Jerry . '' `` No , no ! '' squeals Mildred , covering her face with her hands and backin ' away .