five minutes to three
Was the complaint brain disease ? Yes or no . '' Having made arrangements for the forwarding of the reply from his club , he set forth on the walk back to his house . At five minutes to three , he was at home again . As the clock struck the hour , he rang the bell . The man-servant appeared , without the dinner . Benjulia 's astonishing amiability -- on his holiday -- was even equal to this demand on its resources .