three o’clock
When they were well out of ear-shot , he spoke these words : `` You have been exposed as a villain by your brother-in-law , and renounced as a liar by your mother . They have done their duty by you , and now it only remains for me to do mine . When a man enters the house of another under false pretenses , and compromises the reputation of his daughter , we old army men have a very expeditious way of making him answer for it . It is just three o'clock now ; at five you will find me and one of my friends -- '' He stopped , and looked round cautiously -- then whispered the rest in Danville 's ear -- threw open the door , and pointed downstairs . `` Our work here is done , '' said Lomaque , laying his hand on Trudaine 's arm . `` Let us give Danville time to get clear of the house , and then leave it too . '' `` My sister !