eight in the morning
When we came to her house , she gave me the veil and the shoes to give to the maid , and I saw what I was longing for . The young woman did n't look bad at all to me : she was a sprightly brunette , with a nice figure . The only thing I did n't like was that her face gleamed like a glazed earthen pot . She gave me the ten coppers and told me to come back two times every day -- at eight in the morning and three in the afternoon -- to see if she wanted to go out . I went to a pastry shop , and with a ten-copper piece of pie I put an end to my day 's wages . I spent the rest of the day like a chameleon because I had spent the money I 'd begged along the road . I did n't dare go begging anymore because if my mistress heard about it she would eat me alive .