Eight o'clock
Four hours ! Well , they had given her time enough . Much could be done in four hours . Eight o'clock would see her well out from under the shadow of the law . The Law ! Lilas sneered as she reflected that the law invariably shielded the rich and prosperous while it oppressed the poor and the needy . Of late her periods of independence from cocaine were becoming shorter and of less frequent occurrence , and before she had proceeded far with her packing she found herself badly in need of stimulation .