eight o’clock
He was looking through the open door of the smoking-room to where Sir Alfred was deep in the pages of a review . `` Are there many people dining there to-night ? '' he asked . `` Sir Alfred has a guest at eight o'clock , sir , '' the man replied . `` There are several others , I think , but they have not ordered tables specially . '' `` At a quarter past eight , if you please . I shall be in the billiard-room , Charles , '' he added , turning to the hall-porter .