six in the morning
Why should he help them in their difficulty ? Every carpet was taken up , every piece of furniture was moved , every trunk and box in the house was examined , but it occurred to no one that every book should be opened . It was still July , and the day was very long . From six in the morning till nine at night they were at work , and when the night came they declared that every spot about the place had been searched . `` I think , Miss , that the old Squire did destroy it . He was a little wandering at last . '' It was thus that Mrs Griffith had expressed her opinion to Isabel .