seven in the morning
asked Herbert . He knew , but he wanted to draw Mr. Graham out . `` I pay Thomas a dollar and fifty cents a week , '' answered the storekeeper , in a tone which indicated that he regarded this , on the whole , as rather a munificent sum . `` And he works from seven in the morning till nine o'clock at night , '' proceeded Herbert . `` Them are the hours , '' said Ebenezer , who knew better how to make money than to speak grammatically . `` It makes a pretty long day , '' observed Mrs. Carr . `` So it does , ma'am , but it 's no longer than I work myself . ''