half past seven o'clock
`` By Heaven , Mr. Cable , she shall not do it ! I ca n't live without her , '' cried Graydon miserably . Cable smiled sadly as he shook his head . At half past seven o'clock Jane Cable and Graydon met Droom at Sherry 's . She was paler than usual and there was a queer chill in her heart . Bansemer was more nervous than he had ever been before in his life . Elias Droom , the strangest creature in the big restaurant , arose to greet them as they entered the doors .