twenty minutes to eleven
With this satirical comment the newspaper girl nodded a pert good night and left the room . No one spoke after she had gone . `` I must go to bed , '' said Grace , breaking the significant silence that had fallen on the quartette . `` Come , Anne , it 's twenty minutes to eleven . Good night , girls . '' `` What do you think of Miss West , Anne ? '' asked Grace a little later as they were preparing to retire .