seven o'clock
I do n't care how you do it , but I want you to convey to Sherburne the welcome news that Mrs. Seabury is prepared to give in , in any way he may see fit , if he will call her up here at eight o'clock . '' Kennedy had already plunged back among his beakers and test tubes , and with these slender instructions I sallied forth in my quest of Sherburne . I had little difficulty in locating him and delivering my message , which he received with a satisfaction that invited assault and battery and mayhem . However , I managed to restrain myself and rejoin Craig in the laboratory , shortly after seven o'clock . I had scarcely had time to assure Kennedy of the success of my mission , when we were surprised to see the door open and Seabury himself appear . His face was actually haggard . Whether or not he had believed the hastily concocted story of Kennedy at the Vanderveer , his mind had not ceased to work on the other fears that had prompted his coming to us in the first place .