ten minutes past Ten
`` Why , it 's ten minutes past Ten , '' replied LIBBY , glancing at the face of the watch as it appeared in the mirror , and wondering what would come next . `` Look again !! '' thundered Mr. PETERS . `` Why , '' repeated LIBBY , half-frightened , `` it 's ten minutes past Ten . '' Mr. BOB PETERS deliberately took down his watch and pointed convulsively at its face with one finger . The time was ten minutes _ of _ Ten ! Mr. PETERS ' first act was to clasp the maiden to his bosom and kiss her unceremoniously .