About ten minutes to five
Especially Jack , that nice brotherly Jack , who seemed almost like an old friend to me . You get to know people so well on a long railway journey . I was quite sorry to think that by five o'clock that afternoon we should reach Adolphus Town , and so part company . About ten minutes to five , we were collecting our scattered things , and putting our front-hair straight by the mirror in the ladies ' compartment . `` Well , Miss Cheriton , '' I said warmly , longing to kiss her as I spoke , `` I shall never forget how kind you two have been to me . I do wish so much I had n't to leave you like this . But it 's quite inevitable .