ten o'clock in
the morning
And if in one place in his bailiwick I have n't fried that codfish Granger to a crisp , it 's not because I have n't been industrious . I 've been as busy as a horse with a wooden leg trying to win the Derby ! '' Recovering his luggage at the junction with the main line , and traveling an additional forty miles after such a strenuous day , predisposed the indefatigable Mr. Gollop for a long night 's rest . Finding himself again in a modern little city with a first class hotel , and a luxurious bed aided the ministrations of nature , so that it was after ten o'clock in the morning when he whistled his way to his bath and then carefully selected a clean outfit for the day 's work . He hummed like a particularly lucky hummingbird while he shaved , and felt like hoppity-skipping down to the grill room , where his healthy appetite might have full play . He found himself a nicely cushioned alcove through whose window he could look out on the clear , brilliant morning with its dazzle of snow , and at the same time luxuriate in the steam heated atmosphere within . The world seemed turning very well and happily , as far as Mr. James Gollop could observe and feel , and he gave his order and was rendered grateful when an excellently trained waiter laid before him the morning papers .