eight o'clock
Jewdwine divined this purity , and was touched by it . He prepared to accept a certain amount of responsibility . He looked at his watch . He could still get to Hampstead by eight o'clock , if he took a cab -- say , -- twenty minutes . He could spare him another ten . The Junior Journalists were coming back from their dinner and the room would soon be crowded . He took his disciple 's arm in a protecting manner and steered him into a near recess .