a quarter
to nine
She fell into a great and lonely anguish of mind ; while the westerly light burned on the broidery of white hawthorns spread over the green spaces below , and on the loops and turns of the little brimming trout-stream that ran so merrily through the park . But she never wavered for one moment as to her determination to see Enid Glenwilliam after the Martover meeting ; nor did the question of Arthur 's personal happiness enter for one moment into her calculations . The breakfast gong had just sounded at Hoddon Grey . The hour was a quarter to nine . Prayers in the chapel were over , and Lord and Lady Newbury , at either end of the table , spectacles on nose , were opening and reading their letters . `` Where is Edward ? '' said Lady William , looking round .