a quarter to seven
`` I do n't want to give any trouble to a single human being , '' said Mrs. Chaffery . `` I think you might get a man his tea , Ethel , '' said Lewisham , sitting down suddenly ; `` anyhow . '' He drummed on the table with his fingers . `` I have to get to Walham Green by a quarter to seven . '' `` We 're all in the same boat , '' he repeated after an interval , and continued drumming . He was chiefly occupied by the curious fact that they were all in the same boat . What an extraordinary faculty he had for acquiring responsibility !