six o'clock in
the morning
A few minutes later Gerald Burke came out with a bundle . `` Here are the clothes , '' he said . `` I have hired horses for our journey to Madrid . They will be at the door at six o'clock in the morning . I have arranged to travel by very short stages , for at first neither you nor I could sit very long upon a horse ; however , I hope we shall soon gain strength as we go . '' Taking the bundle , Geoffrey walked a short distance from the town and lay down upon the ground under some trees . The night was a warm one , and after the bitter cold they had suffered during the greater part of the voyage , it felt almost sultry to him .