twenty-two
minutes past nine
Mary Morfe had seated herself in silence . At last Eva and Mr Morfe approached the fire and the mantelpiece again . Mr Morfe shut up the score , dismissed his delirium , and looked at the clock , quite prepared to see it pointing to twenty-nine and a half minutes past nine . Instead , the clock pointed to only twenty-two minutes past nine . `` By Jove ! '' he exclaimed . He went nearer .