eight o’clock
`` Sure . You bet your life it was . '' Tommy shook his head unconvinced . Sir James arrived punctually at eight o'clock , and Julius introduced Tommy . Sir James shook hands with him warmly . `` I am delighted to make your acquaintance , Mr. Beresford . I have heard so much about you from Miss Tuppence '' -- he smiled involuntarily -- `` that it really seems as though I already know you quite well . ''