half past eight
I shall be glad to call upon you tomorrow morning , at any hour you may name . '' `` Can you make it nine o'clock , '' asked Gertrude -- `` or even earlier ? '' `` Yes , we must get definitely to work tomorrow morning , '' added Joyce . `` Certainly , nine -- or half past eight , if you choose , '' said Mann . `` In the meantime I will try to recall the minutest particulars of my connection with this office . I am sure , my dear lady , you do not need to be assured of my loyalty to you -- nor to my native city . And now -- I bid you good-day . ''