twenty-five minutes past one
`` It 's ridiculous , is n't it ? '' `` No , it 's not ridiculous , it 's -- '' She did not complete the sentence . He drew nearer to her , dragging his chair with him . `` You came in at twenty-five minutes past one . It was Ligny who saw you home , I know it . He brought you back in a cab , I heard it stop outside the house . '' As she did not reply , he continued : `` Deny it , if you can ! ''