eight o'clock
I do not find it a good thing , Father , to praise people ; especially those I have to govern , so I am not going to praise you for what you have done . It was right , and it was your duty . I appreciate it . '' Mr. O'Brien of No. 32 Chestnut street had his entire family with him , as he hurried to the eight o'clock Mass. . Mrs. O'Brien was already tired , though she had gone only a block from the house ; for Elenora , who always was tardy , had to be dressed in a hurry . Then Tom had come down stairs with an elegant part to that portion of his hair which was right above his forehead , but the back section , which the mirror did not show , was tousled and unkempt . It took an effort on Mrs. O'Brien 's part to make the children presentable ; and hurry plus effort was not good for -- well , for folks who do not weigh as little as they did when they were younger .