ten o'clock
And for what ? Was it likely that such a man as Lord Augustus should succeed in talking him into marrying any girl ? Nevertheless he went , prepared to be very civil , full of sorrow at the misunderstanding , but strong in his determination not to yield an inch . He arrived at the mansion precisely at ten o'clock and was at once shown into a back room on the ground floor . He saw no one but a very demure old servant who seemed to look upon him as one who was sinning against the Trefoil family in general , and who shut the door upon him , leaving him as it were in prison . He was so accustomed to be the absolute master of his own minutes and hours that he chafed greatly as he walked up and down the room for what seemed to him the greater part of a day . He looked repeatedly at his watch , and at half-past ten declared to himself that if that fat old fool did not come within two minutes he would make his escape .