eight o'clock
Nearer and nearer crept the King , and still the bird did not move . He was within arm 's - length , and was just stretching out his arm to seize the prize , when it fluttered off the rock . Frantic with excitement , the King made a desperate clutch after it , and -- At eight o'clock the landlady knocked at the King 's door . `` Hot water , Your Majesty , '' she said . `` Shall I bring the can in ? And the Band desires his respects , and would you wish him to play while you are a-dressing , being as you did n't bring a music-box with you ? ''