eight o’clock
They advised her to continue the shoemaking trade , as they found the shoes were liked , and they knew that they could have a sale for them at the Repository in Dublin . Mary , encouraged by these kind friends , went on with her little manufacture with increased activity . Peggy and Anne platted the packthread , and basted the vamps and linings together ready for her . Edmund was allowed to come home for an hour every morning , provided he was back again before eight o'clock . It was summer time , and he got up early , because he liked to go home to see his sisters , and he took his share in the manufactory . It was his business to hammer the soles flat : and as soon as he came home every morning he performed his task with so much cheerfulness and sang so merrily at his work , that the hour of his arrival was always an hour of joy to the family . Mary had presently employment enough upon her hands .