12 in the morning
It was better than nothing . They would make up for its deficiency by a double lot of Abernethys . So they trooped off to the shop . According to their own rules , this establishment was only open between 11 and 12 in the morning , and not at all on holidays . But another rule said that the committee might in certain cases suspend or alter the rules . Whereupon Percy moved , and Ashby seconded , the following resolution : `` That this shop be , and is , hereby opened for the space of five minutes . '' The motion was carried unanimously .