a quarter to nine
I shall see that they behave . Yes , I shall see , too , that Patrick Brennan does not fight with Percival . You mus n't worry about them any more , but I fear they have made worrying a habit with you . If you will send them to school at a quarter to nine every morning , and at ten minutes to one in the afternoon , I shall do the rest . '' And Leah went out into the sunshine free , for the first time in six years . Free to wander through the streets , to do a little desultory shopping , to go down to the river and to watch the workmen driving rivets in the great new bridge . Never had she spent so pleasant a morning , and her heart was full of gratitude and peace when she reflected that hours such as these would henceforth be the order of the day .