eight o'clock sharp
`` All right , '' said Fogg . `` Please excuse me , Mrs. Doolittle . Mr. Handy , I will now leave charge of the stage to you . Ring in the orchestra at eight o'clock sharp . I 'll be ready . '' `` Correct , '' replied the stage manager . He then proceeded to take a survey of the front of the house through the peep-hole in the drop curtain .