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quarter past four
`` I 'll tell you ! '' he exclaimed , smiling with the complacency of a man who is master of a great fancy . `` I shall sail to Dover at once . 'T is now a quarter past four . Give me twelve hours to make Dover : I shall post straight to London and be there by early morning . Now , Paul , attend you to this . To-day is Wednesday ; by to-morrow night you must contrive to bring your ship to an anchor off Barking Level . ''