a quarter past nine
Such questions as these drew forth nothing . At length Mr. West , without expressing any opinion , passed on to the subject of the cracked window , but he could not persuade any of Hallett 's room to own to the accident . He threatened , he even entreated , -- in vain . The clock ticked on ; it was a quarter past nine , and everyone was very tired of standing , when the enquiry was brought to an end , and sentence pronounced . Green and another boy named Buckland were complimented on having `` wisely and most properly '' kept themselves and their respective rooms entirely outside the affair . Cadbury , on his own confession -- `` an extraordinary , and , I am bound to say , improbable tale '' -- was to suffer first and worst , and had the doubtful distinction of accompanying Mr. West there and then to his study . Next , the inmates of Hallett 's and Trevelyan 's rooms were doomed to forego supper for three days , Hallett 's room being sentenced in addition to pay for the mending of the cracked pane .