a quarter past
seven
As soon as he believed that -- and I had to swear it was true before he did -- he took the matter up warmly and said he 'd talk to O'Farrelly himself . I did n't think he 'd do much good , but I went into the court house with him , just to see what he 'd say . I must say for him he wasted no time . It was a quarter past seven when he began , so there was n't much time to waste . '' ``` Boys , ' he said , ` will you tell me straight and plain what is it you want ? ' O'Farrelly began a long speech about an Irish republic and things of that kind . I sat with my watch in my hand opposite Father Conway and every now and then I pointed to the hands , so as to remind him that time was going on .