about
twenty minutes to eleven
_ She 's _ as cool as a cucumber this morning , Sarah Thompson told me just now . You ca n't put _ her _ out easily . '' The carriages were driving up to the great door by this time . It was about twenty minutes to eleven , and in ten minutes more the procession would be starting . Hale Church was within five minutes ' drive of the Castle . Clarissa went fluttering down to the drawing-room , where she supposed people would assemble . There was no one there but Mr. Granger , who was stalking up and down the spacious room , dressed in the newest and stiffest of coats and waistcoats , and looking as if he were going to assist at a private hanging .