seven o'clock
At ten minutes to seven I took a cab from here to the Primordial Club , where I dined at seven precisely . '' `` And what 's more , '' interposed the cabman eagerly , `` I took yer there , sir . '' `` Thank you . Furthermore , sleuth , you say that you followed me around town from seven o'clock until -- when ? '' `` I said -- '' stammered the plain-clothes man , purple with confusion . `` No matter . I did n't leave the Primordial until a quarter to eleven .