ten minutes to one
When I have heard it I will do my best to be an indulgent confessor . But , however curious I may be to hear you in the confessional , it must not be now ; or I shall really not be ready to receive Signor Stadione . Heavens ! It wants only ten minutes to one now . I must run and dress as quickly as I possibly can . To think that almost an hour should have run away since you came here ; and it seems like ten minutes . May I beg your indulgence , Signor Marchese , if I ask you to wait for me while I dress ?