a quarter to eight
He laughed with scornful superiority . No one was to accompany him to the station ; on that he insisted . He had decided for as early a train as possible , that the dolours of leave-taking might be abridged . At a quarter to eight the cab drove up to the door . Out with the trunks labelled ` London ' ! ` Take care of the cabinets ! ' were his last words to his mother .