eleven
o'clock
So you plainly see , my dear Edward , that as regards inheritance , my lord has nothing , or almost nothing , to expect from his father . '' `` Who besides must detest him ? '' `` He would never see him after the fatal discovery , persuaded that he is the son of the Pole . '' The conversation of the two personages was interrupted by a footman of gigantic size , carefully powdered , although it was hardly eleven o'clock . `` His lordship has rung twice , '' said the giant . Boyer appeared distressed at this neglect ; he arose precipitately , and followed the servant with as much eagerness and respect as if he had not been the proprietor of the mansion of his master . Two hours had passed since Boyer had gone to attend the viscount , when the father of the last mentioned knocked at the gate of the house in the Rue de Chaillot .