a quarter to seven
`` True , Agnes , where the duty is one plainly laid upon us , but not where it is of one 's own imposing . I ca n't help thinking that a wife 's first and chief duties lie at home . '' `` Oh , now , you must n't look grave like that , and scold me . I ordered a fly to call for me at a quarter to seven , and I sha n't be gone much more than an hour , I daresay . And you can have a good long snooze by the dining-room fire while I 'm away . I know how you enjoy a snooze . '' William now appearing with the tray , she passed the tea to her husband , and took the glass of sherry herself .