eight o'clock
The air upon his face was soft and reassuring . This seemed far away from the hideous phantoms of the night . Why the world did not _ feel _ like tragedy this morning ! He had a lecture at eight o'clock , and he made up his mind he would give it . In the night he had thought of going first of all to the laboratory . The truth would be waiting for him there . But it was his business to give the lecture and he could not be sure of giving it if he went to the laboratory first .