ten minutes past five
This about finished me , and I laughed bitterly . `` No , '' I said , `` I 'm damned if I do . '' When Daphne pressed her point as only Daphne can , I felt really too timid and bored with the whole affair to argue about it , so I gave way . Accordingly , at ten minutes past five , I stood moodily on the platform by my sister 's side . The train steamed in , and the passengers began to alight . Daphne scanned them eagerly . `` I do n't see her , '' she said half to herself .