three o'clock precisely
Ah , there is a pudding on the way ? Dear me , that sounds very tempting , I 'm afraid . '' The Bishop now turned his attention entirely to Mrs. Lidderdale at the other end of the table ; the Missioner sat biting his nails ; and Mark wondered what all this conversation was about . While the Bishop was waiting for his cab , which , he explained to his hosts , was not so much a luxury as a necessity owing to his having to address at three o'clock precisely a committee of ladies who were meeting in Portman Square to discuss the dreadful condition of the London streets , he laid a fatherly arm on the Missioner 's threadbare cassock . `` Take two or three days to decide , my dear Mr. Lidderdale . The Bishop of London , who is always consideration personified , insisted that you were to take two or three days to decide . Once more , for I hear my cab-wheels , once more let me beg you to yield on the following points .