six o'clock in the morning
He knelt before the crucifix , bowed his head and joined his hands . Geronimo and Mary knelt beside the old man , Mr. Van de Werve behind them . For a long time they lifted their grateful hearts in thanksgiving to the God of goodness . It was six o'clock in the morning . The height of the sun indicated that the warm season of summer had replaced the mild month of May . It was apparently a festival day at Antwerp , for through all the gates people poured from the surrounding country into the city . The streets were filled with persons of all ages , who , talking and laughing , hastened to the centre of the city , as though they anticipated some magnificent spectacle .