nearly eight o'clock
It 's twinty to eight . We are rather behind our time . You always are if you are in a particular hurry . '' It was nearly eight o'clock by the time they reached their destination . The station-master directed them to the _ Flying Bull _ , where they secured the very vehicle in which Kate and her guardian had been originally driven up . By the time that the horse was put in it was close upon the half-hour . `` Drive as hard as you can go to the Proiory , me man , '' said the major .