half past seven
She never said much when displeased , but had a way of saying nothing , which was much worse ; and would only reply yes or no , and that after an interval , to anything that was asked of her . So the meal was silent enough , for she had finished before I arrived , and I ate but little myself being too much occupied with the thought of my strange discovery , and finding , beside , the tea lukewarm and the victuals not enticing . You may guess that I said nothing of what I had seen , but made up my mind that as soon as my aunt 's back was turned I would get a candle and tinder-box , and return to the churchyard . The sun was down before Aunt Jane gave thanks for what we had received , and then , turning to me , she said in a cold and measured voice : ` John , I have observed that you are often out and about of nights , sometimes as late as half past seven or eight . Now , it is not seemly for young folk to be abroad after dark , and I do not choose that my nephew should be called a gadabout . `` What 's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh '' , and 't was with such loafing that your father began his wild ways , and afterwards led my poor sister such a life as never was , till the mercy of Providence took him away . ' Aunt Jane often spoke thus of my father , whom I never remembered , but believe him to have been an honest man and good fellow to boot , if something given to roaming and to the contraband .