quarter past four
`` Oh , -- well , -- she DID ask you , did n't she ? Maybe Dolly is n't such a quiet little mouse as she seems . '' `` Dolly 's all right , '' and Mrs. Berry spoke with some asperity . `` Now , I 'll send tea in at quarter past four , is that your idea ? '' `` Oh , Mrs. Berry , wo n't you be present ? '' `` No ; I have my duties , and I observe them properly , but to preside at tea is not one of them . Your uncle expressly ordered that . ''