eight o'clock
Lanky 's engagements were always interestin ' , '' he added , with a grim smile . `` Well , go on , '' said Ambler , eagerly . `` What followed ? '' '' ' E told me to go down to Tait Street and see ` im at eight o'clock , as ' e had a message for you . I went , and when I got there I found ` im lying on the floor of his room stone dead . '' `` You went to the police , of course ? '' `` No , I did n't ; I came here to see you instead .