one
o'clock
Beside her sat her attendant , chewing her paun -LSB- A -RSB- and enjoying a state of perfect apathy . Thus did our mornings pass , whilst we sat in what the lovers of broad daylight would call almost darkness . During these mornings we heard no sounds but the monotonous click , click of the punkah , -LSB- B -RSB- or the melancholy moaning of the burning blast without , with the splash and dripping of the water thrown over the tatties . -LSB- C -RSB- At one o'clock , or perhaps somewhat later , the tiffin -LSB- answering to our luncheon -RSB- was always served , a hot dinner , in fact , consisting always of curry and a variety of vegetables . We often dined at this hour , the children at a little table in the room , after which we all lay down , the adults on sofas and the children on the floor , under the punkah in the hall . At four , or later perhaps , we had coffee brought . We then bathed and dressed , and at six or thereabouts , the wind generally falling , the tatties were removed , the doors and windows of the house were opened , and we either took an airing in carriages or sat in the veranda ; but the evenings and nights of the hot winds brought no refreshment . ''