ten minutes past ten
` I am sorry to say , ' were her first words , ` that Miss Barfoot will not be here in time for dinner . She went to Faversham this morning , and ought to have been back about half-past seven . But a telegram came some time ago . A thick fog caused her to miss the train , and the next does n't reach Victoria till ten minutes past ten . ' It was now half-past eight ; dinner had been appointed for the hour . Barfoot explained his lateness in arriving . ` Is it so bad as that ?