six o’clock
Come now , let 's go back and play -- their game 's up , I daresay . '' Lawrence went back with him , full of curiosity , and out of humour with himself and his eightpence . `` If I had four and sevenpence , '' said he to himself , `` I certainly should be happy ! '' The next day , as usual , Jem jumped up before six o'clock and went to his work , whilst Lazy Lawrence sauntered about without knowing what to do with himself . In the course of two days he laid out sixpence of his money in apples and gingerbread ; and as long as these lasted , he found himself well received by his companions ; but , at length the third day he spent his last halfpenny , and when it was gone , unfortunately some nuts tempted him very much , but he had no money to pay for them ; so he ran home to coax his father , as he called it . When he got home he heard his father talking very loud , and at first he thought he was drunk ; but when he opened the kitchen door , he saw that he was not drunk , but angry . `` You lazy dog ! ''