half past six
It was almost seven o'clock , and Miss Hathaway 's breakfast hour was half past six . Hepsey did not frame the thought , but she had a vague impression that the guest was lazy . Yet she was grateful for the new interest which had come into her monotonous life . Affairs moved like clock work at Miss Hathaway 's -- breakfast at half past six , dinner at one , and supper at half past five . Each day was also set apart by its regular duties , from the washing on Monday to the baking on Saturday . Now it was possible that there might be a change . Miss Thorne seemed fully capable of setting the house topsy-turvy -- and Miss Hathaway 's last injunction had been : `` Now , Hepsey , you mind Miss Thorne .