eight o'clock
`` Greenacre , '' his lordship kept repeating , `` I trust you implicitly . I am convinced you have my interests at heart . When all is settled I shall show myself grateful -- believe me . '' Between seven and eight o'clock they drove up to a house on Streatham Hill , and without consulting Lord Polperro , Gammon went to parley at the door . Ill luck pursued them . Mr. Cuthbertson was dining in town , and could not be home till late . When made to understand this Lord Polperro passed from lethargy to violent agitation .