a quarter to eleven
And Lily went upstairs with a cross , shut mouth . But it angered the young man that she made a servant of his sister . On the third evening William and Lily were sitting together in the parlour by the fire in the dark . At a quarter to eleven Mrs. Morel was heard raking the fire . William came out to the kitchen , followed by his beloved . `` Is it as late as that , mother ? '' he said .