about five in the afternoon
You haste on to her , and when I 've got things a bit tidy , and my master 's come from work -- he looked to be overtime to-night -- we 'll run over to Bentley , and do what we can . '' Rose thanked her again , and went on with increased speed . She found her mother no better , and urged her to go to bed , telling her that Margaret was close at hand . It was now about five in the afternoon . Alice agreed to this , for she felt almost too poorly to sit up . She went to bed , and Rose flew about the kitchen , getting all finished that she could before Margaret should arrive . It was Saturday night , and the earliest hours of the Sabbath were to be ushered in by the `` reading . ''