seven o'clock
But it was in the deed , and that was all that was necessary , as they would find when the time came . Somehow or other they got rid of their guest , and then they passed a night of lamentation . The children woke up and found out that something was wrong , and they wailed and would not be comforted . In the morning , of course , most of them had to go to work , the packing houses would not stop for their sorrows ; but by seven o'clock Ona and her stepmother were standing at the door of the office of the agent . Yes , he told them , when he came , it was quite true that they would have to pay interest . And then Teta Elzbieta broke forth into protestations and reproaches , so that the people outside stopped and peered in at the window . The agent was as bland as ever .