a quarter
to six
She plucked at her gown . `` I have only this -- and it is very ugly , '' she remarked again . `` I should like a pink dress . '' We crossed Trafalgar Square , and I saw by Big Ben that it was a quarter to six . I could not drive through London with her for an indefinite period . Besides , my half past seven dinner awaited me . Why , oh , why has Judith gone to Paris ?