ten minutes to three
The more incensed , I shook the man violently ... * * * * * `` Repose , '' said Jonah , `` is one thing , gluttonish sloth another . And even if you have once again overestimated the capacity of your stomach , why advertise your intemperance in a public place ? '' He lifted his hand from my shoulder to look at his watch . `` It 's now ten minutes to three . Do you think you can stagger , or must you be carried , to the car ? '' I sat up and looked about me . Except for Jill , who was standing a-tiptoe before a mirror , we were alone in the lounge .