eight o'clock
He ground his teeth and tore upstairs without a word . David Cable had stooped low enough to write this letter and he was paying for it . He knew the contents far better than she knew them . The letter purported to be an urgent appeal from James Bansemer , asking her to meet him at eight o'clock that night . It said : `` I must see you to-night . Leave your home at 8:00 o'clock for a short call on Mrs. W -- , just around the corner . I will meet you across the Drive , near the sea wall .