seven o’clock in the evening
Arrived at Cannes he put up at the Hotel Beau Site , and that night ate an expensive dinner in the restaurant at the Casino . Then , next day , he took the _ train-de-luxe _ direct for Calais , and went on to London , all unconscious of the sensational events which were then happening . On arrival in London he found a telegram lying upon his table among some letters . It was signed `` Shaw , '' and urged him to meet him `` at the usual place '' at seven o'clock in the evening . `` I know you are away , but I 'll look in each night at seven , '' it concluded . It was just six o'clock , therefore Benton washed and changed , and just before seven o'clock entered a little cafe off Wardour Street , patronized mostly by foreigners . At one of the tables , sitting alone , was a wiry-looking , middle-aged man -- Mr. Howell , The Sparrow 's friend .