five in the morning
`` I did n't ask questions , or inquire into your business . All I had to do was to obey the orders of my owner , '' added Captain Blastblow . `` I made sure that everything on board was ready for the voyage before I turned in that night . By half-past five in the morning we had steam enough on to sail down the river . It was about half-past six when your friend , Mr. Boomsby , came -- '' `` My friend , Mr. Boomsby ! '' exclaimed the colonel . `` I never even saw my friend , Mr. Boomsby , that I know of . ''