eight o’clock
After the first rush of fright , however , the players got over the danger of collapse . They rambled weakly forward , losing nearly all the expression which was intended , and making the thing dull in the extreme , when Carrie came in . One glance at her , and both Hurstwood and Drouet saw plainly that she also was weak-kneed . She came faintly across the stage , saying : `` And you , sir ; we have been looking for you since eight o'clock , '' but with so little colour and in such a feeble voice that it was positively painful . `` She 's frightened , '' whispered Drouet to Hurstwood . The manager made no answer . She had a line presently which was supposed to be funny .