eight o'clock
And since he did n't know what to do , he asked Mr. Crow what he would suggest . `` Why do n't you set back the hands of the family clock ? '' the old gentleman asked . `` If you make the clock three or four hours slow the trumpeter wo n't trumpet until six or seven or eight o'clock . And I 'm sure that 's late enough for anybody to get up . '' Buster shook his head mournfully . `` We have n't any clock at our house , '' he explained .