five o'clock
And it 's like enough the tramps know where we 're going as well as we do oursens ; for if Old Harry wants any work done , you may be sure he 'll find the means . '' `` Nonsense about murdering us in our beds , '' said Mr. Poyser ; `` I 've got a gun i ' our room , hanna I ? and thee ` st got ears as ` ud find it out if a mouse was gnawing the bacon . Howiver , if thee wouldstna be easy , Alick can stay at home i ' the forepart o ' the day , and Tim can come back tow ` rds five o'clock , and let Alick have his turn . They may let Growler loose if anybody offers to do mischief , and there 's Alick 's dog too , ready enough to set his tooth in a tramp if Alick gives him a wink . '' Mrs. Poyser accepted this compromise , but thought it advisable to bar and bolt to the utmost ; and now , at the last moment before starting , Nancy , the dairy-maid , was closing the shutters of the house-place , although the window , lying under the immediate observation of Alick and the dogs , might have been supposed the least likely to be selected for a burglarious attempt . The covered cart , without springs , was standing ready to carry the whole family except the men-servants .