Quarter past one
Enrique understood but little . He vaguely felt , however , that all this held some kind of humiliation for him . Suddenly , like one who clutches at a saving idea , Alicia exclaimed : `` What time is it ? '' `` Quarter past one . '' `` Well then , see here . Let 's go to Las Ventas , or La Bombilla . The same carriage that takes us out can bring us back . ''