a quarter to eleven
After disposing of this interruption , Lesbia continued with the adventures of Sir Samuel Baker , despite the long words , refusing even to give the spelling of proper names , such as Nyanza and Gondokoro , declaring that all had an equal chance of getting them right . `` Or wrong ! '' growled Gwennie , under her breath . `` It 's a quarter to eleven ; and we always begin to correct them , '' volunteered the officious Jess Morrison . Lesbia glared in her direction , but accepted the hint . It would need due time to correct the crop of mistakes which might certainly be expected . `` Change books ! ''