half past three
`` I will go and see at what time the trains go to Elberthal . Suppose you sit down -- yes ? '' Passively obeying , I sat down and turned my situation over in my mind , in which kind of agreeable mental legerdemain I was still occupied when he returned . `` It is now half past three , and there is a train to Elberthal at seven . '' `` Seven ! '' `` Seven : a very pleasant time to travel , _ nicht wahr _ ? Then it is still quite light . ''