A quarter to six
The speaker threw back his head impulsively , as though defying his own feeling . Langham looked at him curiously . The pastoral temper was a novelty to him , and the strong development of it in the undergraduate of his Oxford recollections had its interest . ` A quarter to six , ' said Robert , as on their return from their walk they were descending a low-wooded hill above the village , and the church clock rang out . ` I must hurry , or I shall be late for my story-telling . ' ` Story-telling ! ' said Langham , with a half-exasperated shrug .