eight in the evening
When that is refused he goes away , and returns in an hour or so and offers a little more . It may take a whole day to convince a native that he ca n't beat down the Railway Company . This festival had so disarranged the trains that our train which should have left at ten did n't come in till twelve . Then we had to change at the next station and wait for the connection , and we actually sat there till eight in the evening , when our train sauntered in . They say of a certain cold and draughty station in Scotland that in it there is neither man 's meat , nor dog 's meat , nor a place to sit down , and it is equally true of the Indian junction . We had nothing to eat all day except ginger snaps , and they pall after a time , especially in a dry and dusty land where no water is . There were two other travellers in the same plight , a Mr. and Mrs. Blackie , and we sat together through that long hot day , too utterly hungry and bored even to pretend interest in each other .