half past eight
He hated to interrupt Kedzie 's sleep , but he was afraid of his boss and he needed his salary more than ever -- twice as much as ever . He telephoned from his room to Kedzie 's room down the street and up ten stories and was comforted to find that he woke her out of a sleep so sound that he could hardly understand her words . But he eventually made sure that she would make haste to dress and meet him in the restaurant . They breakfasted together at half past eight . Kedzie was aglow with the whole procedure . `` You ought to write a novel about us , '' she told Gilfoyle . `` It would be a lot better than most of the awful stories folks write nowadays .