three o’clock
He is yet to be paid and dismissed . That should have been done long ago , but I had not money both for him and Mrs. Franks the milliner . She is now paid : and Lord Delacour -- I am glad to tell his friend how well he deserves her good opinion -- Lord Delacour in the handsomest manner supplied me with the means of satisfying this man . He is to be here at three o'clock to-day ; and this is the last interview he will ever have with Lady Delacour in _ the mysterious boudoir _ . '' The fears which her ladyship expressed of Mrs. Luttridge 's malicious curiosity were not totally without foundation . Champfort was at work for her and for himself . The memorable night of Lady Delacour 's overturn , and the bustle that Marriott made about the key of the boudoir , were still fresh in his memory ; and he was in hopes that , if he could discover the mystery , he should at once regain his power over Lord Delacour , reinstate himself in his lucrative place , and obtain a handsome reward , or , more properly speaking , bribe , from Mrs. Luttridge .