eight o'clock
It had been literally weeks since I 'd had a pleasant , restful sleep that was not broken by fitful dreams and worry-insomnia . Now that we had something solid to work on , I could look forward to some concrete action instead of merely feeling pushed around . I 'd put in for an eight o'clock call , but my sleep had been so sound and perfect that I was all slept out by seven-thirty . I was anxious to get going so I dressed and shaved in a hurry and cancelled the eight o'clock call . Then I asked the operator to connect me with 913 . A gruff , angry male voice snarled out of the earpiece at me . I began to apologize profusely but the other guy slammed the phone down on the hook hard enough to make my ear ring .