eight o'clock
Two trained maids , and two trained nurses ruled the household with a rod of iron . As to Cyril -- Billy declared that Cyril was learning something every day of his life now . `` Oh , yes , he 's learning things , '' she said to Aunt Hannah , one morning ; `` lots of things . For instance : he has his breakfast now , not when he wants it , but when the maid wants to give it to him -- which is precisely at eight o'clock every morning . So he 's learning punctuality . And for the first time in his life he has discovered the astounding fact that there are several things more important in the world than is the special piece of music he happens to be composing -- chiefly the twins ' bath , the twins ' nap , the twins ' airing , and the twins ' colic . '' Aunt Hannah laughed , though she frowned , too .