Five o'clock
Oh , when 'll it be five o'clock ? ' ` It 's a quarter to . Try and go on , Annie . ' Five o'clock did come at length , and with it twenty minutes ' rest for tea . The rule at Whitehead 's was , that you could either bring your own tea , sugar , and eatables , or purchase them here from a forewoman ; most of the workers chose to provide themselves . It was customary for each ` party ' to club together , emptying their several contributions of tea out of little twists of newspaper into one teapot . Wholesome bustle and confusion succeeded to the former silence .