twenty after five
`` What is it you have there ? '' `` It 's the letter which brought the news -- look for yourself and see ; but , for God 's sake , make haste ! '' His grace glanced at his watch . `` It 's already twenty after five . '' `` And do you mean to say that on the strength of a letter such as this you are going to hand over five hundred pounds to -- '' The duke cut Mr. Dacre short . `` What are five hundred pounds to me ? Besides , you do n't know all .