Two minutes to eight
Philippa unexpectedly flushed . `` I do n't know what I was thinking about , really , '' she confessed . `` Is that the exact time , I wonder ? '' `` Two minutes to eight , '' Helen replied . `` Mr. Lessingham is always so punctual , '' Philippa murmured . `` I wonder if Captain Griffiths would dare ! '' `` We 've done our best to warn him , '' Helen reminded her friend .