about eight o'clock
`` I thank you for your kind suggestion , my good friend , '' said Dewey ; `` no doubt you are right . '' Richard Dewey swallowed a hasty supper , and then sought the clothing shops , where he had no difficulty in procuring a ready-made outfit . So many persons came from the mines in his condition , desiring similar accommodation , that he was not required to go far to secure what he wanted . Then , having obtained from Ben the proper directions , he took his way to the house of Mrs. Armstrong , which he reached about eight o'clock . `` Can I see Miss Florence Douglas ? '' he asked . Mrs. Armstrong , hearing the request , came herself to the door .