eight o'clock
How would Shawn take the accusation ? Of course it was absurd -- nevertheless it was intolerable . Reilly came in presently and asked if her Ladyship would have dinner at the usual hour . It still wanted a quarter of the hour -- eight o'clock . She answered in the affirmative . Shawn was always vexed if she waited for him when he was late , wishing she would remember that he might be detained by twenty things . It would be something to do and would suspend for a while the listening which made her head ache .