About three o'clock
Whom had he robbed ? Not the poor . There was not a man in London who caused the payment of a larger sum in weekly wages than Mr. Melmotte . About three o'clock , the editor of the `` Morning Breakfast Table '' called on Lady Carbury . `` What is it all about ? '' she asked , as soon as her friend was seated . There had been no time for him to explain anything at Madame Melmotte 's reception , and Lady Carbury had as yet failed in learning any certain news of what was going on .