five minutes to seven
`` I 'll tell you what time it is . You keep right on with your knitting , and I can get out my watch as easily as anything , and the next time we pass a light I 'll inform you the hour . '' Reassured by Rosamond 's sense and nonsense , Patty drove steadily on . `` It 's five minutes to seven , '' announced Rosamond quietly , `` but we can already see the railroad lights in the distance , and besides , the train is sure to be late . But , Patty , you ca n't go quite so fast as we get into the town . You mus n't ! You 'll be arrested ! ''