eight o'clock
As he stood there , trying to think of a trivial remark , her laugh came to him again over the wire , followed by a drawling `` good-night , '' and then the soughing of the wind over the `` open '' wire . The next day he called her up on the telephone quite early . He knew her habits . She would be abroad in her gardens by eight o'clock . He remembered well that Leslie , in commenting on her absurdly early hours , had once said that her `` early bird '' habit was hereditary : she got it from Sebastian . `` What put it into your head , Sara , that Vivian was saying anything unpleasant about you last night ? '' `` Magic , '' she replied succinctly .