two after
eight o'clock
Come , I am not such a dull , grave old fellow as you imagine . You shall see how gallant I can become under provocation . We must make the most of a couple of hours , for that is all that I can give you . No sail to-night , as I had planned , for a government agent is coming on from Washington to see me , and I must be absent for at least an hour or two after eight o'clock . You wo n't mope , will you ? You have something to read ? Has the day been very long and lonely ?