six o'clock
Laura could swallow praise in large doses , without becoming over-sure . Under the present stimulus she sat top in a couple of classes , grew slightly ruddier in face , and much less shrinking in manner . `` Call her back at once and make her shut that door , '' cried Miss Day thickly , from behind one of the long , dining-hall tables , on which were ranged stacks and piles of clean linen . She had been on early duty since six o'clock . The pupil-teacher in attendance stepped obediently into the passage ; and Laura returned . `` Doors are made to be shut , Laura Rambotham , I 'd have you remember that ! '' fumed Miss Day in the same indistinct voice : she was in the grip of a heavy cold , which had not been improved by the draughts of the hall .