twenty past four
Finally somebody came and knocked at the door . Of my wisdom I had n't bolted it , so , after waiting a little , they entered . I lay in the bath like the dead . After a good look round , they went away ... `` By twenty past four I 'd dressed , and repacked the case . I rang for a porter , told him to shove it on a taxi , and descended to settle my bill . Mercifully , the clerk who had stopped me in the morning was off duty . I could have squealed with delight .