a quarter after two
`` Well , git 'em on , and be quick . There 's your hat . Give Jerry his . '' The excited Perez vanished through the door of his chamber , and Captain Eri glanced at the chronometer ; the time was a quarter after two . They hurried out of the door and through the yard . The wind , as has been said , was from the east , but there was little of it and , except for the clanging of the bell , the night was very still . The fog was heavy and wet , and the trees and bushes dripped as if from a shower .