seven in the morning
`` What would the hours be ? '' asked Mrs Cruden . `` Well , as it is an evening paper , there will fortunately be no late night work . I believe seven in the morning to eight at night were the hours the manager mentioned . '' `` And -- and , '' faltered the poor mother , who was beginning to realise the boys ' lot better than they did themselves -- `` and what sort of companions are they likely to have , Mr Richmond ? '' `` I believe the manager is succeeding in getting respectable men as workmen . I hope so . ''