half past one
Sometimes he got back about half past twelve , and it was necessary for him to take out another lot of material at one o'clock . In such a case he ` charged ' half an hour overtime on his time sheet -- he used to get twopence an hour for overtime . Sometimes Crass sent him with a handcart to one job to get a pair of steps or tressels , or a plank , or some material or other , and take them to another job , and on these occasions it was often very late before he was able to take his meals . Instead of getting his breakfast at eight , it was often nearly nine before he got back to the shop , and frequently he had to go without dinner until half past one or two . Sometimes he could scarcely manage to carry the pots of paint to the jobs ; his feet were so hot and sore . When he had to push the cart it was worse still , and often when knocking-off time came he felt so tired that he could scarcely manage to walk home . But the weather was not always hot or fine : sometimes it was quite cold , almost like winter , and there was a lot of rain that summer .