"Let's see," he says. One gets the feeling he'd be counting on his fingers if his hands weren't otherwise occupied with the cup.
"I got up at the usual time to go and change the opening sign and make tea, and the clock downstairs said seven twenty-three. But that was before the tea. And I admit I didn't wait quite as long as I should have for that to steep, but I've been up here a little while. So it's probably about a quarter to eight now."
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Date: 2009-03-01 08:41 pm (UTC)"I got up at the usual time to go and change the opening sign and make tea, and the clock downstairs said seven twenty-three. But that was before the tea. And I admit I didn't wait quite as long as I should have for that to steep, but I've been up here a little while. So it's probably about a quarter to eight now."