a quarter after two
She was dressed in a soft gray walking-suit . Never had the preparation of a dinner seemed so slow to him , and a dozen times he found himself inwardly swearing at Tom , the Chinese cook . It was one o'clock before they sat down at the table and it was two o'clock when they arose . It was a quarter after two when Joanne and he left the bungalow . `` Shall we wander up on the mountain ? '' he asked . `` It would be fine to look down upon the explosion . ''