nearly eight
o'clock
Most of the people crowding the streets and the restaurants were in white linen -- themselves suggesting the white and ghostly enemy . * * * * * Mr. Dorrance was occupied at the Government House . Jane , Don and I had supper in a restaurant on Queen Street . It was nearly eight o'clock and the crowd in the restaurant was thinning out . We were seated near the street entrance where large plate-glass windows displayed a variety of bakery products and confections . Jane had her back to the street , but Don and I were facing it . Crowds were constantly passing .