about eight o'clock
He had never quite realised before what washing-up implied , and he was conscious of a feeling of respect for the servants at Blackburn 's , who did it every day as a matter of course , without complaint . He had had no idea before this of the intense stickiness of a jammy plate . One day at camp is much like another . The schools opened the day with parade drill at about eight o'clock , and , after an instruction series of `` changing direction half-left in column of double companies '' , and other pleasant movements of a similar nature , adjourned for lunch . Lunch was much like breakfast , except that the supply of jam was cut off . The people who arrange these things -- probably the War Office , or Mr Brodrick , or someone -- have come to the conclusion that two pots of jam per tent are sufficient for breakfast and lunch . The unwary devour theirs recklessly at the earlier meal , and have to go jamless until tea at six o'clock , when another pot is served out .