a quarter before eleven
They ai n't many young gals looks so rugged . Enjoy good health , dear , do n't ye ? '' which Betty answered with enthusiasm . The luncheon looked very inviting and Betty offered a share most hospitably , and in spite of its only being a quarter before eleven when the feast began , the chicken sandwiches entirely disappeared . There were only four , and half a dozen small sponge-cakes which proved to be somewhat dry and unattractive . `` I only laid in a light breakfast , '' apologized Betty 's guest . `` I 'm obliged to you , I 'm sure , but then I wa ' n't nigh so hungry as when I got adrift once , in an open boat , for two days and a night , and they give me up '' -- But at this moment the train man shouted `` Newburyport , '' as if there were not a minute to be lost , and the good soul gathered her possessions in a great hurry , dropping her purse again twice , and letting fall bits of broken sentences with it from which Betty could gather only `` The fog come in , '' and `` coast o ' France , '' and then , as they said good-by , '' ' t was so divertin ' ridin ' along that I took no note of stoppin ' . ''