a quarter past five
exactly
I bowed and motioned him to precede me . He also , in spite of his impatience , seemed to me to be in a better humor than earlier in the day . The interview with Mme. Delhasse must have been satisfactory to both parties . Had not his face showed me the improvement in his temper , his first words after we left the premises of the inn -LRB- at a quarter past five exactly -RRB- would have declared it ; for he turned to me and said : `` Look here , Mr. Aycon . You 're running a great risk for nothing . Be a sensible man . Go back to Avranches , thence to Cherbourg , and thence to where you live -- and leave me to settle my own affairs . ''