three o'clock
I fear he must accompany me ; my instructions under the warrant are too strict . Mere denial is , of course , a common matter , and a usual one -- begging your pardon , my lord '' -- for the old man had started indignantly . `` I should suggest , my lord , '' continued the inspector hurriedly , `` that an alibi would be of the most service . I do not say for one moment that Mr. Leroy did commit the forgery ; but , of course , he will be able to prove where he was on the twenty-second of last month , at three o'clock . '' Shelton 's face brightened . He wheeled round on his friend . `` Adrien , '' he exclaimed , `` tell us where you were on that day ; not to satisfy me , you know that , but to get this folly over . ''