two o'clock
The hour came , and Mr. Grey , with Merton and the clerk , disappeared up-stairs . They were summoned by Miss Scarborough , who seemed to feel heavily the awful solemnity of the occasion . `` I am sure he is going to do something very dreadful this time , '' she whispered to Mr. Grey , who seemed himself to be a little awe-struck , and did not answer her . At two o'clock they all met again at lunch and Mr. Grey was silent , and in truth very unhappy . Merton and the clerk were also silent , as was Miss Scarborough , -- silent as death . She , indeed , knew nothing , but the other three knew as much as Mr. Scarborough could or would tell them . Mountjoy was there also , and in the middle of the meal broke out violently : `` Why the mischief do n't you tell me what it is that my father has said to you ? ''