eight o'clock
`` Good night . And thank you for your advice . '' He sat for some time after the disappearance of his host , and then , returning to the front room , placed a chair at the end of the sofa and , with the tablecloth for a quilt , managed to secure a few hours ' troubled sleep . At eight o'clock he washed at the scullery sink , and at ten o'clock Mr. Mott , with an air of great determination , came in to deliver his ultimatum . `` If you 're not outside the front door in five minutes , I 'm going to fetch the police , '' he said , fiercely . `` I want to see Florrie , '' said the other . `` Well , you wo n't see her , '' shouted Mr. Mott .