eight o'clock
She smoothed her hair , deftly , powdered her nose with care , and adjusted her hat at the smart angle approved by the Galeries Lafayette . She came back to the table , picked up her pen , and beneath the drawing wrote , in large print : THE MARCHER . She picked up the drawing , still wet , opened the door , and with a smile at the bewildered Ella , was gone . It was after eight o'clock when she reached the Star building . She asked for Lasker 's office , and sent in her card . Heyl had told her that Lasker was always at his desk at eight . Now , Fanny Brandeis knew that the average young woman , standing outside the office of a man like Lasker , unknown and at the mercy of office boy or secretary , continues to stand outside until she leaves in discouragement .