Was he not Mr. Longestaffe of Caversham, a Deputy-Lieutenant of his County, and accustomed to lunch punctually at two o'clock? When he had been in that waiting-room for two hours, it occurred to him that he only wanted his own, and that he would not remain there to be starved for any Mr. Melmotte in Europe. 
Mr. Longstaffe was accustomed to lunch punctually at two o'clock; and he would not be starved for any Melmotte in Europe. 