nine o'clock
You may gather from my words , ma'am , that I have a deal to do , so I 'll thank you to walk out of my kitchen ; for if I am resting after my day of hard work , I have a right to rest , and my own candle shall light me , and my own book shall amuse me . So have the goodness to go , ma'am , and at once . '' `` I will go , '' replied Miss Tredgold very quietly , `` exactly when I please , and not a moment before . I wish to say now that I require breakfast to be on the table at nine o'clock , and there must be plenty of good food . Do you mean to say that you have not got food in the house ? You can , I presume , send out for it . Here is a half-sovereign .