six o'clock
Nah , Zantippa wor just i ' one o ' these moods ; an ' shoo made th ' beds , coom daan stairs , an ' weshed all th ' pots , scaled th ' fire an ' took the ass aght , gave th ' hearthstun another dooas o ' idleback , scattered a bit ov fresh sand o ' th ' floor , an ' after weshin ' hersen , an ' donin ' a clean print dress , shoo laid th ' table ready for th ' teah , gate th ' kettle onto th ' rib , an ' sat daan wi ' her bag ful o ' worset an ' a heap o ' stockins , an ' , as shoo luk 'd raand shoo felt as pleased as Punch to see what a difference shoo 'd been able ta mak in an haar or two . `` Aw 'm nooan sooary ` at aw stopt at hooam , '' shoo said to hersen . `` Aw know Dick 'll be suited when he sees all fettled up , an ' if aw get theas stockins done ta neet the 'll be aght o'th gate . Aw wonder ha it wor ` at he tuk things sooa quietly this nooin ; aw dooant think it 's reight when a chap 's been work in ' iver sin six o'clock ov a mornin ' for him to come hooam an ' find noa dinner ready . Reight enuff , a woman 's plenty to do to follow her haase , an ' cook , an ' mend , but if ther wor noa wage comin ' in , ther 'd be less cookin ' an ' moor mendin ' , aw 've a noation . Aw 've made up mi mind woll aw 've been sidin ' up ` at aw 'll nut waste mi time as aw have done , talkin ' an ' gossippin ' , for ther 's noa gooid comes on it , an ' altho ' aw want to keep thick wi ' mi neighbors , aw 'm determined aw 'll chop that sooart o ' thing off at once ; for my mother used to tell me , ` If ther were noa listeners , ther 'd be noa taletellers ; ' an ' th ' time ` at one spends is war nor wasted , for it oft leads ta ` fendin ' an ' provin ' , for them ` at come an ' tell yo summat abaght somdy else will just as sooin tell somdy else summat abaght yo . An ' luk what scrapes one gets into wi ' it .