eight in the morning
The journey 's divided up in about two hundred mile divisions . No boat can leave a division point until every contestant is there to make an even start . Only the time _ consumed between actual stations _ to be counted in the final summing up . '' `` And that other provision about the running time being exactly between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon is a mighty wise thing , '' remarked George . `` Yes , '' said Nick , `` but what worries the crew of the _ Wireless _ is what they 're going to do with all the time on their hands . We 've planned to take a gun along , so we can do some shooting as we wait ; and then the fishing ought to be worth while . If necessary , I 'll go overboard , and try those new White Wings I bought .