a quarter after one
I could not utter a word . Mattia , who had heard the talk , came out of the caravan and limped over to me . Bob was telling the policeman that I could not be guilty because I had stayed with him until one o'clock , then I went to the Old Oak Tavern and spoke to the landlord there , and came back here at once . `` It was a quarter after one that the church was entered , '' said the officer , `` and this boy left here at one o'clock so he could have met the other and got to the church . '' `` It takes more than a quarter of an hour to go from here to the town , '' said Bob . `` On the run , no , '' replied the policeman , `` and what proves that he left here at one o'clock ? '' `` I can prove it ; I swear it , '' cried Bob .