nine o'clock
They were individuals and alive . To the two pallid beings accessory to the Deacons ' presence , Mrs. Bett and her daughter Lulu now bore no relationship . They emerged , had opinions , contradicted , their eyes were bright . Toward nine o'clock Mrs. Bett announced that she thought she should have a lunch . This was debauchery . She brought in bread-and-butter , and a dish of cold canned peas . She was committing all the excesses that she knew -- offering opinions , laughing , eating .