twenty minutes to eleven
What time is it , by the way ? '' He was wrapped in a voluminous blue overcoat , with a wide collar , immense lapels , and apparently only one button , and that button so minute that it was scarcely visible to the naked eye . From somewhere he extracted a small , abnormally thin watch with a gold face . `` Only twenty minutes to eleven . We dined early . '' `` You really wish to walk ? '' `` I not only wish to walk , I will walk . ''