Muriel Spark4:15. Not 4 not 4:30 but 4:15. She thought to intimidate me with the use of quarter hours.
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A quarter hour is forty five minutes. The quarter hour hour is not at 4:30 but at 4:15. She thought to intimidate me with the use of quarter hours.
Source: The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
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