a quarter to eleven
`` That is painful to him ; he does not wish it . Perhaps they will try to touch his habit by stealth , but even that is difficult now . '' The poor people stopped singing , and a woman came to ask the hostess if it had already struck eleven o'clock ? Maria answered , telling her it was only a quarter to eleven , and then inquired about the two sick ones . The man had been ill with fever for two years , and the girl , his sister , had heart disease . They had come from the lowlands of Arcinazzo , a journey of several hours , to be healed by the Saint of Jenne . A woman from Arcinazzo , who had heart disease , had been cured some days before by simply touching his habit .