eight o'clock
`` Very sad ! '' The short night seemed as if it would never end . When daylight came the cheerless place was cleared of its refuse -- its withered roses , its cigarette ends and its heaps of left-off clothing . Toward eight o'clock Glory hurried back to the Orphanage , leaving Aggie and Mrs. Pincher in charge . John had been muttering the whole night , through , but he had never once moved and he was still unconscious . `` Good-morning , Sister ! '' `` Good-morning , children ! ''