About a quarter to six
. `` Perhaps , '' she answered sadly , `` I hope so . Richard , what is the time ? '' `` About a quarter to six , to judge by the sun , '' he answered , `` Then we shall not be able to reach Ramah before dark . '' `` No , Rachel , but there is a good moon . '' `` Yes , there is a good moon ; I wonder what it will show us , '' and she shivered . Then they pressed their horses to a canter and rode on , speaking little , for the fount of words seemed to be frozen in them , although Richard recollected , with a curious sense of wonder how he had looked forward to this opportunity of long , unfettered talk with Rachel and how much he had to tell her .