about ten
minutes past five
One afternoon Crass sent him with a handcart to a job that Easton , Philpot , Harlow and Owen were just finishing . He got there about half past four and helped the men to load up the things , and afterwards walked alongside the cart with them back to the shop . On the way they all noticed and remarked to each other that the boy looked tired and pale and that he seemed to limp : but he did not say anything , although he guessed that they were talking about him . They arrived at the shop a little before knocking-off time -- about ten minutes past five . Bert helped them to unload , and afterwards , while they were putting their things away and ` charging up ' the unused materials they had brought back , he pushed the cart over to the shed where it was kept , on the other side of the yard . He did not return to the shop at once and a few minutes later when Harlow came out into the yard to get a bucket of water to wash their hands with , he saw the boy leaning on the side of the cart , crying , and holding one foot off the ground . Harlow asked him what was the matter , and while he was speaking to him the others came out to see what was up : the boy said he had rheumatism or growing pains or something in his leg , ` just here near the knee ' .