ten o'clock
CHAPTER VII . hours of the day from the lady who was like a blast of sirocco under his roof . He had his breakfast alone , as Lady Charlotte had it at Olmer ; a dislike of a common table in the morning was a family trait with both . At ten o'clock the secretary arrived , and they were shut up together . At the luncheon table Aminta usually presided . If my lord dined at home , he had by that time established an equanimity rendering , his constant civility to Mrs. Pagnell less arduous . The presence of a woman of tongue , perpetually on the spring to gratify him and win him , was among the burdens he bore for his Aminta .