a quarter to ten
There is nothing more unpleasant than to have your little weaknesses known ; it might spoil many a match . ''' `` Well , and for my part , '' said Sylvie , `` a man tried to humbug me at the market wanting to know if I had seen him put on his shirt . Such bosh ! There , '' she cried , interrupting herself , `` that 's a quarter to ten striking at the Val-de-Grace , and not a soul stirring ! '' `` Pooh ! they are all gone out . Mme. Couture and the girl went out at eight o'clock to take the wafer at Saint-Etienne .