eleven in the morning
The work was beyond his strength . He had to get up at eleven in the night and commence by scraping the iron pans in which the smaller loaves were baked ; after they were cleaned he would go over them with a brush dipped in melted butter ; this accomplished he would help his superior remove the live coals from the oven with an iron instrument ; then , while the baker baked the bread he would lift very heavy boards laden with rolls and carry them to the kneading-trough at the mouth of the furnace ; when the baker placed the rolls inside Manuel would take the board back to the kneading-trough . As the bread came out of the oven he would moisten it with a brush dipped in water so as to make the crust shiny . At eleven in the morning the work was over , and during the intervals of idleness Manuel and the workmen would sleep . This life was horribly hard . The bakery occupied a dark cellar , as gloomy as it was dirty . It was below the level of the street and had two windows the panes of which were so covered with dust and spiders ' webs that only a murky , yellowish light filtered through .