ten o'clock
She hated the compromise of housekeeping in an attic , -- she who had been bred in an atmosphere of shining nickle-plated ranges and linoleum , where even the kitchen pump gleamed brightly under its annual coat of good green paint . She hated the compromise , that was the burden of her complaint -- either in the person of Albertina or Gwendolyn , whether she lay in the crook of Eleanor 's arm in the lumpy bed where she reposed at the end of the day 's labor , or whether she sat bolt upright on the lumpy cot in the studio , the broken bisque arm , which Jimmie insisted on her wearing in a sling whenever he was present , dangling limply at her side in the relaxation Eleanor preferred for it . The fact of not having adequate opportunity to keep her house in order troubled the child , for her days were zealously planned by her enthusiastic guardians . Beulah came at ten o'clock every morning to give her lessons . As Jimmie 's quest for work grew into a more and more disheartening adventure , she had difficulty in getting him out of bed in time to prepare and clear away the breakfast for Beulah 's arrival . After lunch , to which Jimmie scrupulously came home , she was supposed to work an hour at her modeling clay . Gertrude , who was doing very promising work at the art league , came to the studio twice a week to give her instruction in handling it .