Ten o'clock
Neither in his slovenly home , nor from his classic tutor at his preparatory school , does he seem to have learned any truths , religious or moral , that might give sap to fresh shoots , when the first rank growth was cut down by the knife ; and I especially noted , as illustrative of Egerton , no less than of Randal , that though the statesman 's occasional hints of advice to his protege are worldly wise in their way , and suggestive of honour as befitting the creed of a gentleman , they are not such as much influence a shrewd reasoner like Randal , whom the example of the playground at Eton had not served to correct of the arid self-seeking , which looked to knowledge for no object but power . A man tempted by passions like Audley , or seduced into fraud by a cold , subtle spirit like Leslie , will find poor defence in the elegant precept , ` Remember to act as a gentleman . ' Such moral embroidery adds a beautiful scarf to one 's armour ; but it is not the armour itself ! Ten o'clock , as I live ! Push on , Pisistratus ! and finish the chapter . '' MRS. CAXTON -LRB- benevolently -RRB- .