six in the morning
For why should all the old lady 's belongings be put on the alert to discover flaws in her understanding ? Uncle Mo and Aunt M'riar gave the pledge asked for , and Gwen went on reading . They just recognised the water-mill as an acquaintance of last year -- not as a subject of frequent conversation with Dave . Aunt M'riar seemed greatly impressed with the old lady 's excursion out of bed to get at the mill-model , especially at its having occurred before six in the morning . Also by the dog . Uncle Mo was more practically observant . When the reading came to the two mills in Essex , he turned to Aunt M'riar , saying : -- `` She said summat about Essex -- you told me . ''