six o'clock in the morning
The child smiled delightedly into his face , * `` Oh ! Uncle Tom , you are as kind as Uncle Westonley , good-night . '' `` Good-night , little woman , '' and then the man laid himself down upon the sandy ground beside her , with a certain resolve in his mind . At six o'clock in the morning , he rode up to Marumbah Station with little Mary held in front of him . Mrs Westonley , pale-faced , austere , and much agitated , met him as he dismounted . `` Oh , dear , Thomas ! Just fancy _ you _ finding the child and bringing her home !