four o'clock in the morning
Roger knew that there had been no Board . Mr. Melmotte was in the country and there could be no Board , nor could Sir Felix have had business in the city . It was sheer impudence , -- sheer indifference , and , into the bargain , a downright lie . The young man , who was of himself so unwelcome , who had come there on a project which he , Roger , utterly disapproved , -- who had now knocked him and his household up at four o'clock in the morning , -- had uttered no word of apology . `` Miserable cub ! '' Roger muttered between his teeth . Then he spoke aloud , `` You had better not keep your mother standing here .