A
quarter to six
* * * * * Lucy , left to herself , set the stove under the kettle alight and prepared some fresh tea , while Aristodemo and the other boy leant against the wall in the shade chattering to each other . The voices of Eleanor and Manisty had vanished out of hearing in the wood behind the Giardino . But the voices from Genzano began to come nearer . A quarter to six . -- There would be only a short time for them to rest and have their tea in , before they must all start home for the villa , where Miss Manisty was expecting the whole party for dinner at eight . Was that Mr. Brooklyn 's voice ? She could not see them , but she could hear them talking in the narrow overgrown lane leading from the lake to the ruins .