a quarter to eight
She had not been able to avoid it . His look was a compelling one , and it had demanded thus much from her ; and -- a terrible thought to her gentle spirit -- he might be going to his death ! It had been settled by the prospective aviator that they were to watch for the ascent from the mouth of the grassy road leading in to the hangar . The three were to meet there at a quarter to eight and await the stroke and the air-cars rise . That time was near , and Mr. Challoner , catching a glimpse of Oswald 's pallid and unnaturally drawn features , as he set down the lantern he carried , shuddered with foreboding and wished the hour passed . Doris ' watchful glance never left the face whose lightest change was more to her than all Orlando 's hopes . But the result upon her was not to weaken her resolution , but to strengthen it .