twenty minutes to twelve
`` What on earth did they ask Luffy here for ? He is noted for this sort of thing , and , of course , posing as a war hero adds an extra lustre to his charms . '' The only two people supremely unconscious of delinquencies were the causes of all the trouble -- Lord Luffton and Miss Trumpet . They had gone off to look at the pictures in the long gallery , and at twenty minutes to twelve were nowhere to be seen . Lady Glenellen 's eyes flashed ominously . `` Let us go to bed , '' she said . `` Betty , why do n't you have the lights turned out ? ''