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quarter to twelve
`` Oh , thank you , Stephie ! I shall never , never forget your kindness , '' said Nora . She flung her arms impulsively round Stephanotie 's neck , and the next moment the girls left the house . The girls now went straight to the railway station ; the hour was a quarter to twelve . They entered and asked at once if there was a train up to town . Yes ; the last train would be due in ten minutes . Molly now took the management of affairs ; she purchased a third-class ticket for herself and another for Nora .