“Does that take much of your time? More, I mean, than the two hours which the school expects you to devote to outdoor exercise?”
“N-no, sir, I guess not. Yes, sir, it does, too, because since last Tuesday I’ve been practicing with Grover Beech for an hour in the morning.”
“At what time?”
“From eleven to twelve, sir. We neither of us have a recitation then.”
“What time do you get up usually, Tucker?”
“About seven, sir. Sometimes before.”
“And breakfast at about half-past seven?”
“Yes, sir, usually. Sometimes it’s a quarter to eight, if I wait for—for Deering.”
“Then you’re through by eight-thirty generally? In plenty of time for chapel?”
“Yes, sir, always.”