a quarter to three
The crying of this name , to which no answer was returned , had upon James a curious effect : it was like calling for your lost dog about the streets . And the creepy feeling that it gave him , of a man missing , grated on his sense of comfort and security-on his cosiness . Though he could not have said why , it made him feel uneasy . He looked now at the clock -- a quarter to three ! It would be all over in a quarter of an hour . Where could the young fellow be ? It was only when Mr. Justice Bentham delivered judgment that he got over the turn he had received .