eight o'clock
Enoch did not open his journal . Instead he scrawled a letter . `` Dear Miss Allen : After deliberating on the matter a somewhat shorter time , I 'll admit , than you suggested , but still having deliberated on it , I have decided that friendship is an art that needs attention and study . Will you not dine with me to-morrow , or rather , this evening , at the Ashton , at eight o'clock ? Jonas , who will bring you this , can bring your answer . Sincerely yours , Enoch Huntingdon . '' He gave the note to Jonas the next morning .