a quarter to three
Some half mile from their destination , Marina rose . `` We 'll get out here . I have to call at the butcher 's . '' At a quarter to three , it was a very white-faced , exhausted little girl that followed her companion into the house . `` Well , I guess you 'll have a fine healthy appetite for dinner , '' said Marina , as she showed her where to hang up her hat and wash her hands . Godmother was equally optimistic . From the sofa of the morning-room , where she sat knitting , she said : `` Well , YOU 'VE had a fine morning 's gadding about I must say !