eight o'clock
But it was harder for him to write a letter than a score of music : and after he had cursed and cursed the pen and ink of the hotel -- which were , in fact , horrible -- after he had blotted , criss-crossed , and torn up five or six sheets of paper , he lost patience and dropped it . The rest of the day dragged wearily : but Christophe was so worn out by his sleepless night and his excursions in the morning that at length he dozed off in his chair . He only woke up in the evening , and then he went to bed : and he slept for twelve hours on end . * * * * * Next day from eight o'clock on he sat waiting for the promised letter . He had no doubt of Kohn 's sincerity . He did not go out , telling himself that perhaps Kohn would come round by the hotel on his way to his office . So as not to be out , about midday he had his lunch sent up from the eating-house downstairs .