nearly five o’clock in the afternoon
They walked all day , and slept that night at a small cottage where beds were let to travellers . Next morning they were afoot again , and though jaded at first , and very tired , recovered before long and proceeded briskly forward . They often stopped to rest , but only for a short space at a time , and still kept on , having had but slight refreshment since the morning . It was nearly five o'clock in the afternoon , when drawing near another cluster of labourers ' huts , the child looked wistfully in each , doubtful at which to ask for permission to rest awhile , and buy a draught of milk . It was not easy to determine , for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed . Here was a crying child , and there a noisy wife . In this , the people seemed too poor ; in that , too many .