six o'clock
That a man should steal bread of all things -- bread , do you understand ? Bread ought not to be stolen . What does any man want with thieving who eats enough ? In the mornings , long before six o'clock , the poor people gather outside our shop , and stand there in rows , in order to be the first to get the stale bread that is sold at half-price . The police make them stand in a row , just as they do outside the box-office at the theater , and some come as early as four , and stand two hours in the cold , in order to be sure of their place . But besides those who buy there is always a crowd of people still poorer ; they have no money to buy with , but they stand there and stare as though it interested them greatly to see the others getting their bread cheap . They stand there waiting for a miracle in the shape of a slice of bread .