about nine o'clock
The touching incident was worn out in another paragraph , which left no doubt that the benevolent society lady was none other than a charming and accomplished daughter of the House of Grinder . It was late in the last day of the Easter Holidays , during which Arvie Aspinall had lain in bed with a bad cold . He was still what he called `` croopy . '' It was about nine o'clock , and the business of Jones 's Alley was in full swing . `` That 's better , mother , I 'm far better , '' said Arvie , `` the sugar and vinegar cuts the phlegm , and the both ` rin ' cough gits out . It got out to such an extent for the next few minutes that he could not speak . When he recovered his breath , he said : `` Better or worse , I 'll have to go to work to-morrow .