Two o'clock
Then the cattle were unharnessed and allowed to feed , two men being left in charge of them . The rest of the workers climbed the hill to Orvillière , where a substantial dinner was provided . There was cabbage soup , a _ pâlette _ or big boiled ham , a piece of pork , a round of beef and other things loved of Guernseymen , not forgetting copious draughts of island cider . Two o'clock saw the men once more at the ploughing , and the afternoon dragged a little till four o'clock , when the housekeeper and the maids from Orvillière appeared , bringing each her large basket of _ mirelevée _ . This meant tea and currant cake , and probably cider . A halt was called . Once more the men grouped themselves into unconscious picturesquesness , and ate and drank to their fill .