eight o’clock
The man who stood by the desk turned to him . The others were stricken dumb . `` Look here , '' he said , `` there 's some mistake . You told me to come here at eight o'clock to meet a young lady whom I used to know . Well , I never saw her before in my life , '' he added , pointing to Maud . `` There 's a man there who wants to arrest me -- Lord knows what for ! And here 's Miss Brown , whom I have seen at the theatre several times but who never condescended to speak to me before , telling me not to shoot !