ten o'clock
Lord Polperro rang the bell , only to find that no one had asked for him . He was in a state of pitiable agitation , kept shuffling about the room with coughs and gasps , demanding ceaselessly why Greenacre left the hour of his appearance uncertain . Gammon , scarcely less excited in his own way , shouted assurances that the fellow might turn up at any moment . It was not yet ten o'clock . Why not sit down and wait quietly ? `` I will , '' said the other . `` I will thank you , Gammon .