a quarter to eleven
`` I can not stop to answer a single question now , my dear Mrs. Branston , '' Gilbert said gently . `` You shall know all by-and-by , and I am sure your generous heart will forgive any wrong that has been done you in this business . Good night . I have to catch a train at a quarter to eleven ; I am going to Liverpool . '' `` After Mr. Saltram ? '' `` Yes ; I do not consider him in a fitting condition to travel alone . I hope to be in time to prevent his doing anything rash . ''