fifteen minutes to eleven
She would allow only Mrs. Cressler to help her . The time passed . The rain continued to fall . At last it wanted but fifteen minutes to eleven . Page and Aunt Wess ' , who presented themselves at the church in advance of the others , found the interior cool , dark , and damp . They sat down in a front pew , talking in whispers , looking about them . Druggeting shrouded the reader 's stand , the baptismal font , and bishop 's chair .