four o'clock
She was , however , not the person to sit still very long , and in a minute or two she rose and placed a little kettle on the fire , after which she took a few scones , a coffee-pot , and a tin of condensed milk from a cupboard . When she had spread them out upon a table she discovered that there was some of the condensed milk upon her fingers , and it must be admitted that she sucked them . They were little , stubby fingers , which somehow looked capable . `` It must have been four o'clock when I had that bun and a cup of tea , '' she said . She glanced at the table longingly : for she occasionally found it necessary to place a certain check upon a healthy appetite . She was , however , not singular in this respect , since the practice of such self-denial is , unfortunately , not a very unusual thing in the case of a good many young women in our cities who work remarkably hard . Then she resolutely shook her head .