You must rise at half-past six and wash and dress in your full morning livery. You must wake the Butler at seven o'clock in the morning by bringing him a cup of tea and warm water to wash with.

When is it half past the hour? When the minute hand of a clock (the longer hand) has travelled from 12 halfway around the circle to point at 6 this is half past the hour. The hour hand (the ...

You must rise at six o'clock and wash and dress ... When the Chef de Cuisine arrives in the Kitchen at half-past seven you will be expected to curtsey and bid him "Good Morning".