eight o'clock
Then , utterly exhausted , he went home ; but not to sleep . He sat in a chair for an hour or two , his mind besieged by images of ruin and destruction . At last he lay down , but he had not closed his eyes when daylight began to stream into the room . At eight o'clock he was up again and at the telephone . He called up Lucy 's apartment house . `` I want to speak to Mrs. Taylor , '' he said . `` She is not in , '' was the reply .