a quarter to
eleven
` It 's not necessary for either of you to make a song about this business , you know , ' he said . The two men said that they quite understood that : he could depend on their keeping their mouths shut . When Hunter had gone , Crass drew out his watch . It was a quarter to eleven . A little way down the road the lights of a public house were gleaming through the mist . ` We shall be just in time to get a drink before closing time if we buck up , ' he said . And with this object they hurried on as fast as they could .