four o'clock
Old squire hai n't no bowels , I tell yeu , and the deacon knows he hai n't : and I tell you it keeps the deacon dancin ' lively as corn on a hot shovel . '' `` The deacon 's a master hand to work , '' said Abner ; `` so 's the boys . '' `` Wai , yis , the deacon is , '' said Biah , turning contemplatively to the farmhouse ; `` there ai n't a crittur in that are house that there ai n't the most work got out of 'em that ken be , down to Jed and Sam , the little uns . They work like tigers , every soul of 'em , from four o'clock in she morning ' as long as they can see , and Mis ' Pitkin she works all the evening -- woman 's work ai n't never done , they say . '' `` She 's a good woman , Mis ' Pitkin is , '' said Abner , `` and she 's a smart worker . '' In this phrase Abner solemnly expressed his highest ideal of a human being . `` Smart ai n't no word for ` t , '' said Biah , with alertness .