eight o'clock in the morning
The young heads were bent over their accustomed toil ; the hands on the face of the great clock which Connie so often looked at went on their way . Slowly -- very slowly -- the time sped . Would that long day ever come to an end ? The machinists ' hours were from eight o'clock in the morning to six in the evening . Sometimes , when there were extra lots of ready-made clothes to be produced , they were kept till seven or even eight o'clock . But for this extra work there was a small extra pay , so that few of them really minded . But Connie dreaded extra hours extremely .