ten minutes to two
She was naturally a little embarrassed by her unusual surroundings , though she was becomingly -- not to say fashionably -- attired in garments of her own making ; and she gazed timidly about her for her absent lover . `` Elkan ai n't here yet , '' Max explained , `` on account you are a little ahead of time . '' Miss Silbermacher 's brown eyes sparkled merrily . `` I ai n't the only one , '' she said as she jumped to her feet ; for , though the hands of the clock on the desk pointed to ten minutes to two , Elkan Lubliner approached from the direction of the café . He caught sight of them while he was still some distance away , and two overturned chairs marked the last of his progress toward them . At first he held out his hand in greeting ; but the two little dimples that accompanied Yetta 's smile overpowered his sense of propriety , and he embraced her affectionately . `` Where 's Fischko ? ''