one o'clock
The point was argued for some minutes . It led to talk about Miss Eade , who was treated with frank contempt because of her ill-disguised pursuit of a mere counter-man . These other damsels had , at present , more exalted views , for they were all younger than Miss Eade . Just before one o'clock , when silence had reigned for a quarter of an hour , there entered with much bustle the last occupant of the bedroom . She was a young woman with a morally unenviable reputation , though some of her colleagues certainly envied her . Money came to her with remarkable readiness whenever she had need of it . As usual , she began to talk very loud , at first with innocent vulgarity ; exciting a little laughter , she became anecdotic and very scandalous .