five minutes to six
I am sorry I did not go in for medicine myself . So you will finish your dinner here , gentlemen , and then come into the garden . I will introduce you to the young ladies . '' She went out and glanced at her watch : it was five minutes to six . And she wondered that the time had gone so slowly , and thought with horror that there were six more hours before midnight , when the party would break up . How could she get through those six hours ? What phrases could she utter ?