two o'clock
Phineas did not stir out of the House till the division was over , having agreed with Mr. Monk that they two would remain through it all and hear everything that was to be said . Mr. Gresham had already spoken , and to Mr. Palliser was confided the task of winding up the argument for the Government . Mr. Robson spoke also , greatly enlivening the tedium of the evening , and to Mr. Monk was permitted the privilege of a final reply . At two o'clock the division came , and the Ministry were beaten by a majority of twenty-three . `` And now , '' said Mr. Monk , as he again walked home with Phineas , `` the pity is that we are not a bit nearer tenant-right than we were before . '' `` But we are nearer to it . '' `` In one sense , yes .