quarter to eleven
Falling asleep , with a special necessity for rising at a given hour present to her mind , Anne -LRB- like most other sensitively organized people -RRB- could trust herself to wake at that given hour , instinctively . She put her lighted candle in a safe position , and laid down on the bed . In less than five minutes , she was in a deep sleep . * * * * * The church clock struck the quarter to eleven . Hester Dethridge showed herself at the back garden door . Geoffrey crossed the lawn , and joined her . The light of the lamp in the passage fell on his face .