a quarter past ten
Not a letter was opened unless it was clearly evident that it was not on business , and for opening these an apology was always offered that it was possible they might contain some announcement of sickness . If on cursory inspection they appeared to be ordinary letters , although they might be from relations or friends , they were put away . After family prayer and breakfast the business of the day began with the Sunday-school at nine o'clock . We were taught our Catechism and Bible there till a quarter past ten . We were then marched across the road into the chapel , a large old-fashioned building dating from the time of Charles II . The floor was covered with high pews . The roof was supported by three or four tall wooden pillars which ran from the ground to the ceiling , and the galleries by shorter pillars .