seven o'clock
The _ Rocket _ , unlike most evening papers , waited till the evening before it appeared , and did not go to press till five o'clock . After that it issued later editions once an hour till eight o'clock , and on special occasions even as late as ten . The great rush of the day , therefore , as Horace soon discovered , was over at five o'clock , but between that hour and seven there was always plenty to do in connection with the late editions and the following day 's work . At seven o'clock every one left except a sub-editor and one of the clerks , and one or two compositors , to see after the eight o'clock and any possible later edition . `` As soon as you get your hand in , young ` un , you 'll have to take your turn at late work . Booms and I take every other night now . '' Horace could say nothing against this arrangement , though it meant more separation from Reginald .