a quarter to four
Easton explained . ` Well , ' said the constable , ` it 's very strange that you should be wandering about at this hour . It 's only about three-quarters of an hour 's walk from here to Elmore Road . You say you 've got to get there at seven , and it 's only a quarter to four now . Where do you live ? What 's your name ? ' Easton gave his name and address and began repeating the story about the clock having stopped .