a quarter before five
I replied -LRB- for the look I have described seemed to have had the wonderful effect of silencing Coleman -RRB- , `` At five o'clock '' . `` Very good ; and I believe there 's a Mrs. Mildman , or some such person , is there not ? I suppose one must dress . Will you be so kind as to tell the servant to bring some hot water , and to look out my things for me at a quarter before five ? I hate to be obliged to hurry , it tires one so . '' ~ 49 ~ ~ Having said this , he took up a book which was lying by his side , and , murmuring something about `` talking being so fatiguing , '' soon became buried in its contents . Whilst I was dressing for dinner Lawless came into my room , and told me that he had been speaking to Cumberland with regard to the way in which he had behaved to me about the mare , and that Cumberland professed himself exceedingly sorry that the affair had so nearly turned out a serious one , declaring he meant it quite as a joke , never expecting that when I saw the mare I should venture to mount her .