eight o'clock
There 's no sort of use draggin ' _ me _ in . I always knew as you 'd get there some day , and now you 've got there and no one 's pleasder than me . Do show me the invitation . '' Eloquent took a note from his breast-pocket and handed it to his aunt , who put on her spectacles and read aloud , slowly and impressively : -- Dear Mr Gallup , -- If you have no other engagement , will you come and dine with us on the twenty-first at eight o'clock . It will give us great pleasure if you can . -- Yours sincerely , MARGERY FFOLLIOT . `` H 'm , now that 's not what I should have expected , '' Miss Gallup said in a disappointed tone . ''