eight o'clock sharp
In fact , nothing at all , '' Chester was obliged to confess . `` You will soon find your way about . I have no doubt you will find me , '' and the professor mentioned the number . `` Shall we say next Wednesday evening , at eight o'clock sharp ? That 's if you have no engagement for that evening , '' he added , with a smile . Chester laughed at the idea of his having any evening engagements in a city which he had not seen for eight years . `` If you are engaged to dine with William Vanderbilt or Jay Gould on that evening , '' continued the professor , with a merry look , `` I will say Thursday . ''