one to two o'clock
` Every man to his trade , I suppose ; but there 's nothing like making things , I think , ' he added . So the brothers agreed to differ ; but it was a very happy evening to Horace , and he thought he had overcome all his difficulties , and could be very happy , in spite of the ban that his schoolfellows had placed upon him . He learned his lessons that night without difficulty , and the next morning began to recover his place in the class ; but the hour of recess tried him sorely . A few of the boys who lived in the neighbourhood went home to dinner from one to two o'clock , but many who came from a distance brought luncheon with them , or had dinner provided for them at the school . There was a luncheon room provided for those who brought their meals with them , but Horace had preferred eating his slice of bread and butter or bread and dripping , walking about the playground . There were others who did the same thing , but they walked in groups and chatted and frolicked , or played games , and when he first came Horace had been invited to join these , and had been initiated into the mysteries of one game peculiar to the school , which was , therefore , very popular among the boys . Now , however , this was altered .