two o'clock
Mr. Longstaffe was not anxious to see Geoff , nor disturbed that the little boy 's midday meal should have been postponed to business , though this disturbed Geoff 's mother , who had been in the habit of thinking his comfort the rule of her life . She was much startled not to find him in the dining-room , and to hear that he had not come back . `` Not come back ! and it is two o'clock ! But Black will take good care of him , '' she said , with a forced smile , to Mr. Longstaffe , `` and I must not keep you waiting . '' `` If you please , my lady , '' said the butler , `` Black 's not gone with him . '' At this Lady Markland stared at the man , the colour dying out of her face .