eight o’clock
`` I am sure that my friends on the other side will appreciate your attention . By what time do you suppose that we shall reach London ? '' The station-master glanced at the clock . `` It is now eight o'clock , sir , '' he announced . `` If my orders down the line are properly attended to , you should be there by twenty minutes to twelve . '' Mr. Hamilton Fynes nodded gravely and took his seat in the car . He had previously walked its entire length and back again .