eight o'clock
Druce hesitated a moment , toying with his cane . `` I am , '' he said slowly . `` This cabaret -- er -- is a little speculation on the side . Come now , say you 'll be at the train at eight o'clock . '' The girl considered long . `` Think , '' said Druce , `` with one hundred dollars a week you will be able to take your mother out of this hole . Why , you 'll be independent !