eight o'clock
That must do for the first night . `` But we 'll sit and talk over the fire , '' Betsey would plead . `` Please , Mother ! We 'll be all through dinner at eight o'clock ! '' The train however was late , nearly half-an-hour late , when they reached Farwoods . The stage , pleasant enough in pleasant weather , was disgustingly cramped and close inside . Susan and Betsey were both young enough to resent the complacency with which Jimmy climbed up , with his dog , beside the driver .