six o'clock in the morning
And William told Mary that Mr Smithers told him , when he met him in the street , that he was now going to fit up No. 3 as fast as he could . '' The report was true , as we found from the report of the carpenters ' hammers for the next three or four weeks . We could not obtain a moment 's sleep except in the early part of the night , or a minute 's repose to our ears during the day . The sound appeared as if it was _ in _ our house instead of next door ; and it commenced at six o'clock in the morning , and lasted till seven in the evening . I was hammered to death ; and , unfortunately , there was a constant succession of rain , which prevented me from going out to avoid it . I had nothing to do but to watch my pictures , as they jumped from the wall with the thumps of the hammers . At last No. 3 was floored , wainscotted and glazed , and we had a week 's repose .