When she thought of their day it seemed to her it was cut into four pieces by their meals.

These divisions were absolutely rigid, the contents of the day having to accommodate themselves within the four rigid bars.

Looking back at her life, that was what she saw.
"Breakfast nine; luncheon one; tea five; dinner eight," she said.
"Well," said Hewet, "what d'you do in the morning ?" "I need to play the piano for hours and hours." "And after luncheon ?" "Then I went shopping with one of my aunts.

Or we went to see some one, or we took a message; or we did something that had to be done--the taps might be leaking.

They visit the poor a good deal--old char-women with bad legs, women who want tickets for hospitals.