twenty minutes past eight
before
I also think Lupin might have told us that he and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Posh and Miss Posh were going to put on full evening dress . Knowing that the dinner was only for us six , we never dreamed it would be a full dress affair . I had no appetite . It was quite twenty minutes past eight before we sat down to dinner . At six I could have eaten a hearty meal . I had a bit of bread-and-butter at that hour , feeling famished , and I expect that partly spoiled my appetite . We were introduced to Miss Posh , whom Lupin called `` Lillie Girl , '' as if he had known her all his life .