eight o'clock
And , you understand -- I do n't forget what I promised -- you 'll be a happier man every way for having done your duty ; and here 's half-a-crown to spend in the Salmon House . ' Irons only moaned , and then said -- ` That 's all , Sir . But I could n't feel easy till it was off my mind . ' ` At eight o'clock I shall expect you . Good-night , Irons . ' And with his hands in his pockets he watched Irons off the ground . His visage darkened as for a while his steady gaze was turned toward Dublin .