a quarter to two
Hell ! '' I thought : `` Stirling will not be very long now , and we can depart home . '' I looked at my watch . It was a quarter to two . But Stirling did not appear , nor was there any message from him or sign . I had to submit to the predicament . As a faint chilliness from the window affected my back I drew my overcoat up to my shoulders as a counterpane .