twenty minutes to six
And he 'd done that with one grenade ... * * * * * At that moment , there was a sudden rushing overhead , and an instant later the barrage began falling beyond the crest of the ridge . He looked at his watch , blinked , and looked again . That barrage was due at 0550 ; according to the watch , it was 0726 . He was sure that , ten minutes ago , when he had looked at it , up there at the head of the ravine , it had been twenty minutes to six . He puzzled about that for a moment , and decided that he must have caught the stem on something and pulled it out , and then twisted it a little , setting the watch ahead . Then , somehow , the stem had gotten pushed back in , starting it at the new setting . That was a pretty far-fetched explanation , but it was the only one he could think of .