a quarter to six
The third time I woke up with a start . `` Sir , '' said a shopwalker , with the utmost politeness , `` a gentleman has been waiting three quarters of an hour for the directory . Would you kindly hand it to him if you have quite finished with it ? '' It was a quarter to six . I still waited a little while , and then I left , having wasted my day . O Jeanne ! where do you hide yourself ?