a quarter past ten
Getting the syringes , he jumped into his cab , and was driven to the Professor 's . `` You may call for me at ten , '' he said to the cabman . There were three others besides the Professor and himself , and they were all interested in learning the latest scientific news from New York and London . It was a quarter past ten when the company separated . Lermontoff stepped into his cab , and the driver went rattling up the street . In all the talk the Prince had said nothing of his own discovery , and now when he found himself alone his mind reverted to the material in his pocket , and he was glad the cabman was galloping his horse , that he might be the sooner in his workshop . Suddenly he noticed that they were dashing down a street which ended at the river .