quarter-past-seven

Updated: May 5, 2025

After tea they all set out on a grand beetle-hunting expedition, and so intent were they upon this fascinating pursuit that they did not note the flight of time, till suddenly Mildred, pulling out her watch, gave a pretty cry of alarm. "Do you know what time it is, good people? Half-past six, and the Custances are to dine with us at a quarter-past-seven.

Henry Rider Haggard - Dawn