nine o'clock
But it suggested another question , which was not altogether easy to answer . `` What should he do , or what kind of work should he choose ? '' He might go back to his old employment . As he was not required to be at the office before nine o'clock , why should he not spend an hour or two in the early morning in selling newspapers ? He felt confident that he could in this way clear two dollars a week . But there were two objections which occurred to him . The first was , that as Mrs. Clayton 's breakfast was at half-past seven in the winter , and not earlier than seven in the summer , he would be obliged to give it up , and take breakfast at some restaurant down town .