six o'clock
But he had n't , because nobody had taught him . ` Well ! You have come here to be educated , and taught a useful trade , ' said the red-faced gentleman in the high chair . ` So you 'll begin to pick oakum to-morrow morning at six o'clock , ' added the surly one in the white waistcoat . For the combination of both these blessings in the one simple process of picking oakum , Oliver bowed low by the direction of the beadle , and was then hurried away to a large ward ; where , on a rough , hard bed , he sobbed himself to sleep . What a novel illustration of the tender laws of England ! They let the paupers go to sleep !