A quarter to two
roared the squire . ` Why , what 's it o'clock ? ' Reaching a hand to the watch over his head , he caught sight of the unearthly hour . ` A quarter to two ? Gentleman downstairs ? Ca n't be that infernal apothecary who broke 's engagement to dine with me last night ? By George , if it is I 'll souse him ; I 'll drench him from head to heel as though the rascal 'd been drawn through the duck-pond .