a quarter past six
The room was cold , and outside the wind whistled about the house . The snow had begun to fall so thickly that when she went to the window she could not see the street . It was some comfort to turn on the electric light , but it did not keep her from being cold and tired and hungry . The clock said a quarter past six ; in a few minutes more they would be eating dinner at home . Somebody _ must _ come ; she could n't stay there all night . She went to the door again and called `` Bruce ! Bruce ! ''