ten minutes to eight
Glancing at the clock , she sat down to wait . It was twenty minutes to eight , but her heart beat high with hope . If she could outwit Ray Rose it would be great fun , and she would `` pay back '' the mischievous girl in her own coin . At ten minutes to eight , the door of the room opened a little way . A servant of the Rose household put her head in , and said , `` This woman wishes to see you , Miss Fairfield , '' and Sarah , a maid from the Farringtons ' , stood in the doorway . `` Come in , Sarah , '' said Patty . `` Close that door ! ''