eight
o'clock
My heart 's misfiring , I 'm over at the knees , and with the slightest encouragement I can break into a cold sweat . '' He sank into a chair and covered his eyes ... . I had meant to meet him at the station , but the early train had beaten me , so Fitch had gone with the car . Indeed , it was not yet eight o'clock , and Daphne was still abed . That had not prevented us from following Berry into her room , any more than had the fact that no one of us was ready for breakfast . I had no coat or waistcoat : so far as could be seen , Jonah was attired in a Burberry and a pair of trousers : a glance at Adèle suggested that she was wearing a fur coat , silk stockings , and a tortoise-shell comb , while Jill was wrapped in a kimono , with her fresh fair hair tumbled about her shoulders . Jonah voiced our anxiety .