eight o'clock
She had put on one of the dresses which made her look specially slim and soft and childlike . She knew the garment became her , because it always brought a tender expression to Harboro 's eyes . And then she sat down and waited . At eight o'clock Runyon came . So faint was his summons at the door that it might have been a lost bird fluttering in the dark . But Sylvia heard it . She descended and opened the door for him .