nearly one
o'clock
`` Be quiet , '' said Bill , looking at Daisy sternly . `` You MUST do as I say . '' `` You 're right , Farnsworth , '' said Jack Pennington . `` It 's nearly one o'clock , and we must start right off . '' `` Yes , '' agreed Bill . `` Now , Miss Fairfield , I assure you , you will be perfectly safe here . It is n't a pleasant prospect , but there 's nothing else to be done .