two
o’clock
` I will wait here , thank you , ' said Tancred , and he looked round at the old oak hall , on the walls of which were hung several portraits , and from which ascended one of those noble staircases never found in a modern London mansion . At the end of the hall , on a slab of porphyry , was a marble bust , with this inscription on it , ` _ Fundator _ . ' It was the first Sidonia , by Chantrey . ` I will wait here , thank you , ' said Tancred , looking round ; and then , with some hesitation , he added , ` I have an appointment here at two o'clock . ' As he spoke , that hour sounded from the belfry of an old city church that was at hand , and then was taken up by the chimes of a large German clock in the hall . ` It may be , ' said the porter , ` but I ca n't disturb master now ; the Spanish ambassador is with him , and others are waiting . When he is gone , a clerk will take in your letter with some others that are here . '