about eight o'clock
Friday afternoon Bannon received a note from Grady saying that if he had any regard for his own interests or for those of his employers , he would do well to meet the writer at ten o'clock Sunday morning at a certain downtown hotel . It closed with a postscript containing the disinterested suggestion that delays were dangerous , and a hint that the writer 's time was valuable and he wished to be informed whether the appointment would be kept or not . Bannon ignored the note , and all day Monday expected Grady 's appearance at the office . He did not come , but when Bannon reached his boarding-house about eight o'clock that evening , he found Grady in his room waiting for him . `` I ca n't talk on an empty stomach , '' said the boss , cheerfully , as he was washing up . `` Just wait till I get some supper . '' `` I 'll wait , '' said Grady , grimly .