a quarter to six
They sandpapered the inside of the barrel and took out all the nails , and when they had finished they carried it to the roof and put it in a corner behind the tent . Everybody was curious , but Flannigan refused any information about it , and merely said it was part of his system . Dal said that if HE had anything like that in his system he certainly would be glad to get rid of it . At a quarter to six Jim appeared , still sullen from the events of the afternoon and wearing a dressing gown and a pair of slippers , Flannigan following him with a sponge , a bucket of water and an armful of bath towels . Everybody protested at having to move , but he was firm , and they all filed down the stairs . I was the last , with Aunt Selina just ahead of me . At the top of the stairs , she turned around suddenly to me .