seven in the morning
The Infant Nursery , you know , is a part of the Institution there . The hearts of the people who manage it were touched by the death of so many thousands of little ones every year in London through want and neglect , so they set up this nursery to enable poor widowed mothers and others to send their babies to be cared for -- nursed , fed , and amused in nice airy rooms -- while the mothers are at work . They charge only fourpence a day for this , and each baby has its own bag of clothing , brush and comb , towel and cot . They will keep Matty from half-past seven in the morning till eight at night for you , so that will give you plenty of time to work , wo n't it , mother ? '' `` It will indeed , Hetty , and all for fourpence a day , say you ? '' `` Yes , the ordinary charge is fourpence , but widows get it for twopence for each child , and , perhaps , they may regard a deserted wife as a widow ! There is a fine of twopence per hour for any child not taken away after eight , so you 'll have to be up to time , mother . ''