half after six
And when I had vented my rage , still the question recurred , what was to be done ? how should I resolve ? Morning was come , the grey light was peeping through the shutters : I opened the window to feel the fresh calm air . I heard the people beginning to stir in the house : my father and mother were to be called at half after six . Six struck ; I must decide at least , whether I would go with them or not . No chance of my father sleeping it off ! Obstinate beyond conception ; and by Jupiter Ammon once sworn , never revoked .