nearly one o'clock
Do n't you go giving any to that foolish kitten , and I 'll see and bring summat home for supper . '' The door banged , and Becky was alone . She and the kitten would be alone now until five o'clock , and must pass the time as they could . The morning went quickly enough , and when it was nearly one o'clock the kitten , who knew it was dinner-time , began to mew and look up at the shelf . Becky sighed a little as she took down the mug and plate . There certainly was not `` much , '' as Mrs Tuvvy had said , and , moreover , what there was did not look tempting , for there was only a little watery milk and a piece of hard bread and cheese . `` I wish we had nourishing things for dinner , kitty , '' she said , as she poured some milk into a saucer , and crumbled some bread into it .