five minutes to seven
It gave birth to irrational yet real forebodings as to the non-success of her little party . It meant that the little party had `` started badly . '' And then her other grand-nephew , Louis Fores , did not arrive . He had been invited for supper at seven , and should have appeared at five minutes to seven at the latest . But at five minutes to seven he had not come ; nor at seven , nor at five minutes past -- he who had barely a quarter of a mile to walk ! There was surely a fate against the party ! And Rachel strangely persisted in not leaving the kitchen !