a quarter to twelve
I want you to get off this car , and if you do n't get off bag and baggage inside of five minutes , I shall make it my personal business to throw you off , '' announced the showman with rising color . He had contained himself as long as he could . The indignities to which his Circus Boys had been subjected , ever since they joined the car , had stirred the showman profoundly . `` It is now a quarter to twelve . At noon sharp , your baggage and yourself will be outside of this car . I am in charge here now . '' The showman leaned back and watched his former car manager hurriedly pack his belongings into a suitcase .