a quarter to one
o'clock
Perhaps Miss Symes would know how to catch Dickie . Anyhow , Fanny would not be alone . She crouched in her chair near the dying embers of the fire . The minutes ticked slowly on until at last it was a quarter to one o'clock . Then Miss Symes opened the door and came in . She hardly noticed the fact that Fanny was up , and the further fact that her fire was nothing but embers did not affect her in the very least . Her eyes were very bright , and there were red spots on each cheek .