A quarter to eleven
`` If this gentleman will take a corner of the pall , we shall have all four filled up , '' said the master of the ceremonies . There had been no difficulty over persuading the agent for monuments . He took a corner the more readily when he was shown the handsome pair of gloves which , according to custom , was to be his property . `` A quarter to eleven ! We absolutely must go down . They are waiting for us at the church . '' The six persons thus assembled went down the staircase .