nine o'clock
She looked at the sun which was setting , and kept on saying `` How lovely it is , how lovely it is . '' That evening the birch which Sister Gabrielle kept in the dormitory was put away in a cupboard , and in the refectory the salad was turned with two long wooden spoons . These were the only changes . We went into class from nine o'clock till twelve , and in the afternoon we cracked nuts , which were sold to an oil merchant . The bigger girls used to crack them with a hammer , and the little ones took them out of the shells . We were forbidden to eat them , and it was not easy , anyhow . One of the girls would always sneak if we did , because she was greedy too , and jealous .