eight o'clock
Had you forgotten , or did n't you get your card ? '' I told him that no doubt it was at Liliendaal , or wandering in search of me ; and when I had slapped him on the back , and congratulated him as `` Learned Doctor , '' I began to wonder what I should do , as it was clear he would have no time to help me carry out my plans . His Promotie dinner , the grandest affair of student life , and the rounding off of it , would be in three parts , with various ceremonies in between , and would last from now until two or three in the morning . However , I told him what I had wanted ; to give a surprise dinner at his diggings for the party from `` Lorelei , '' with him to arrange details while I played guide , and to take the part of host for us at eight o'clock . Could he suggest any one who would look after the thing in his place ? Van Rhonda or Douw , for instance ? But van Rhonda and Douw , it seemed , were the Paranymphs , or supporters of the newly-made Doctor , and their time would be fully taken up in seeing him through .