about a quarter before twelve
All the officials know that he is my wife 's relation , and the subject just now is hardly a pleasant one . If you do n't much mind , we will take the 11.10 to Blackwater . It 's an important station , and we shall stand a far better chance of picking up information there than at Clayborough . '' So we took the 11.10 , which happened to be an express , and , arriving at Blackwater about a quarter before twelve , proceeded at once to prosecute our inquiry . We began by asking for the station-master , -- a big , blunt , business-like person , who at once averred that he knew Mr. John Dwerrihouse perfectly well , and that there was no director on the line whom he had seen and spoken to so frequently . `` He used to be down here two or three times a week , about three months ago , '' said he , `` when the new line was first set afoot ; but since then , you know , gentlemen -- '' He paused , significantly . Jelf flushed scarlet .