ten minutes to three
Yes , yes , I am sure you love other people better . Take me with you , take me with you , or I 'll stay here on the floor ; you 'll come back and find me on the floor . '' She wound her little arms round her mother 's legs ; she wept with face buried in the folds of her dress ; she clung to her and weighed upon her to prevent her making a step forward . And still the hands of the clock moved steadily on ; it was ten minutes to three . Then Helene thought that she would never reach the house in time , and , nearly distracted , she wrenched Jeanne from her grasp , exclaiming : `` What an unbearable child ! This is veritable tyranny ! If you sob any more , I 'll have something to say to you ! ''