a quarter to six
`` You can depend upon me , '' he answered , with an acquiescent nod . I judged that he did not often get the chance of earning some eighty rupees so easily . I scribbled a hasty note and sent it round to Hilda : `` Pack your boxes at once , and hold yourself in readiness to embark on the Vindhya at six o'clock precisely . '' Then I put my own things straight ; and waited at the club till a quarter to six . At that time I strolled on unconcernedly into the office . A cab outside held Hilda and our luggage . I had arranged it all meanwhile by letter .