nearly six o'clock
It consisted of a stale loaf , some indifferent butter , and a little jam . The tea , in a pewter teapot , was weak ; the milk was sky-blue , and the jug that held it was cracked . Susy poured out a cup of tea , drank it off at a gulp , snatched a piece of bread-and-butter from the plate , and sat down to prepare her lessons at another table . She had two hours ' hard work before her , and it was already nearly six o'clock . The quarry was a little distance away , and she must tidy herself and do all sorts of things . Just then her mother came in . `` Oh , Susy , '' she said , `` I am so glad you have come !