two o’clock
He was always an idolater of some great personage who was on the shelf , and who he was convinced , because the great personage assured him of it after dinner , would sooner or later turn out the man . At present , Floatwell swore by Lord Dunderhead ; and the game of this little coterie , who dined together and thought they were a party , was to be courteous to the Convention . After the endurance of an almost interminable lecture on the currency from Mr KITE , who would pledge himself to the charter if the charter would pledge itself to one-pound notes , the two delegates had arrived in Piccadilly , and the next member upon their list was Lord Valentine . `` It is two o'clock , '' said one of the delegates , `` I think we may venture ; '' so they knocked at the portal of the court yard , and found they were awaited . A private staircase led to the suite of rooms of Lord Valentine , who lived in the family mansion . The delegates were ushered through an ante-chamber into a saloon which opened into a very fanciful conservatory , where amid tall tropical plants played a fountain . The saloon was hung with blue satin , and adorned with brilliant mirrors : its coved ceiling was richly painted , and its furniture became the rest of its decorations .