a quarter past eight
There is no way out to facilitate flight . There is a locksmith a little further on . He is holding himself in readiness to be called upon by you . '' When they arrived opposite the house it was only a quarter past eight , and they waited in silence for more than twenty minutes . But when he saw the three quarters about to strike , George said : `` Let us start now . '' They went up the stairs without troubling themselves about the doorkeeper , who , indeed , did not notice them . One of the officers remained in the street to keep watch on the front door .