ten minutes to eleven
That 's easily done ... . A touch of the nippers ... '' `` And then you will see , '' said the count , `` if the inscription inside the ring was the one you engraved . '' Yvonne looked at the clock . It was ten minutes to eleven . She seemed to hear , somewhere in the house , a sound of voices raised in argument ; and , in spite of herself , she felt a thrill of hope . Perhaps Velmont has succeeded ... . But the sound was renewed ; and she perceived that it was produced by some costermongers passing under her window and moving farther on .