nine o'clock
`` The time must seem very long in the dark all day . '' `` It do seem long , sir ; and it will be wuss when I want to read , and know I am just wasting time . But I can read at home after work , when dad goes out . It 's light now , and I could read out o ' doors till nine o'clock . Mother would give me a candle now and again ; and I should get on first rate in the pit , but the Vaughan is a fiery vein , and they ha ' nowt but Daveys . '' `` Well , my boy , here are a few books , which will suit you for a time . Let me know how you are getting on ; and when you have mastered the books , let me know .