ten minutes to ten
` Dick , dear , do make haste . We shall miss the train . ' ` We 've plenty of time , ' he answered , and she read in his face the desire for another plate of crumpets , and she prayed that he might not ask for another egg . ` Dick , it 's ten minutes to ten . ' ` I do n't think it can be as much as that , dear . ' He turned to look at the clock , which was behind him . ` Oh , Dick , Dick !