four o'clock
`` Ay , ay -- it 's easy for your honour , and the like o ' you gentle-folks to say sae , that hae stouth and routh , and fire and fending and meat and claith , and sit dry and canny by the fireside -- but an ye wanted fire , and meat , and dry claes , and were deeing o ' cauld , and had a sair heart , whilk is warst ava ' , wi ' just tippence in your pouch , wadna ye be glad to buy a dram wi ` t , to be eilding and claes , and a supper and heart 's ease into the bargain , till the morn 's morning ? '' `` It 's even too true an apology , Maggie . Is your goodman off to sea this morning , after his exertions last night ? '' `` In troth is he , Monkbarns ; he was awa this morning by four o'clock , when the sea was working like barm wi ' yestreen 's wind , and our bit coble dancing i n't like a cork . '' `` Well , he 's an industrious fellow . Carry the fish up to Monkbarns . '' `` That I will -- or I 'll send little Jenny , she 'll rin faster ; but I 'll ca ' on Miss Grizzy for the dram mysell , and say ye sent me . ''