Eight o'clock
Is this clear , Benson ? '' `` Yes , sir , '' said Benson earnestly . `` Very well , then , '' said Jimmie Dale . `` Eight o'clock to the dot , Benson -- compare your time with Jason 's . And now , Jason , see that I get a chance to sleep until dinner time to-night . '' The hours that followed were hours of sound and much-needed sleep for Jimmie Dale , and from which he awoke only on Jason 's entrance that evening with the dinner tray . `` I 've slept like a log , Jason ! ''