ten minutes to eight
He would go down and tell Mr. Daley that he could n't do it ! After all , `` Horace '' was a pretty reasonable sort of chap and would probably give him another day or two . In any case , it was impossible to do the thing to-night . He glanced at his watch and found that the time was ten minutes to eight . Tom looked up inquiringly as Steve 's chair went back . `` I 'm going down to see ` Horace , ' '' said Steve . `` I ca n't do that French composition , and I 'm going to tell him so .