Nearly
three o’clock
` Why , yes , pretty . ' For a moment Irma relapsed into her reverie , then she said , smiling : ` Dash it all ! How lucky you are ! ' Then she shook herself , and exclaimed , rising from the table : ` Nearly three o'clock ! Ah ! my children , I must turn you out of the house . Yes , I have an appointment with an architect ; I am going to see some ground near the Parc Monceau , you know , in the new quarter which is being built .