a quarter to eleven
Anyway , it 's for you an ' me , Tummas , to leave Passon to the Lord an ' the fiery tongues , -- we ai n't no call to interfere with ` im by tellin ' ` im who 's comin ' to church an ' who ai n't . Anyone 's free to enter the ` ouse o ' God , rich or poor , an ` tai n't a world 's wonder if strangers worships at the Saint 's Rest as well as our own folk . '' Here the bells began to ring in perfect unison , with regular rhythm and sweet concord . `` I must go , '' -- continued Adam -- `` I ai n't done fixin ' the chairs yet , an ' it 's a quarter to eleven . We 'll be ` avin 'em all ` ere d'rectly . '' He hurried into the church again just as Miss Eden and her boy-and - girl ` choir ' entered the churchyard , and Bainton seeing them , and also perceiving in the near distance the slow halting figure of Josey Letherbarrow , who made it a point never to be a minute late for divine service , rightly concluded that there was no time now , even if he were disposed to such a course , to ` warn Passon ' that he would have to preach to ` fashionable folks ' that morning . `` Mebbe Adam 's right , '' he reflected -- `` An ' yet it do worry me a bit to think of ` im comin ' out of ` is garden innercent like an ' not knowin ' what 's a-waitin ' for ` im .