half past five in the morning
Then in a low voice he answered : `` _ Yes ! _ '' Notwithstanding all that has been told , Hugh and Dick never slept more soundly than they did that night , nor was their rest broken by any dreams . At half past five in the morning -- for they must be stirring early -- David came to call them . He too , it seemed , had slept well . Also in the light of day the worst of his fear had left him . `` I am wondering , Sir Hugh , '' he said , looking at him curiously , `` whether I saw certain things last night down yonder at the Place of Arms and in the boat , or whether I thought I saw them . ''