Friday at noon
Both the father and the lawyer looked at Dolly . Dolly was in truth the accuser through the mouthpiece of his attorney Squercum . It was at Dolly 's instance that these proceedings were being taken . `` I , on behalf of my client , '' said Mr. Bideawhile , `` will consent to wait till Friday at noon . '' `` I presume , Adolphus , that you will say as much , '' said the elder Longestaffe . Dolly Longestaffe was certainly not an impressionable person , but Melmotte 's eloquence had moved even him . It was not that he was sorry for the man , but that at the present moment he believed him .