a quarter to eleven
`` Well , '' she said , `` will you go with me ? '' `` I 'd like to fust-rate -- if you wo n't be too much ashamed of me . '' `` Then it 's settled , is n't it ? The service begins at a quarter to eleven . We will leave here at half-past ten . '' The captain shaved with extra care that morning , donned spotless linen , including a `` stand-up '' collar -- which he detested -- brushed his frock-coat and his hair with great particularity , and gave Edwards his shoes to clean . He would have shined them himself , as he always did at home , but on a former occasion when he asked for the `` blackin ' kit , '' the butler 's shocked and pained expression led to questions and consequent enlightenment .