six o'clock
`` You are used to my religious performances , Mr Coristine ; I hope your friend , and my old principal , Mr. Wilkinson , will not be as hard on me as you were . '' Then the dominie was informed of the events of the evening , and the parties separated for the night . Sunday morning dawned clear and cloudless , giving promise of a glorious day . Everybody in the inn was up before six o'clock ; for at seven it was the intention of the three guests to take the road for a place of worship in Flanders . Ben Toner was waiting on the verandah for the appearance of Coristine ; and , when that gentleman came out to taste the morning air , greeted him with clumsy effusion , endeavouring , at the same time , to press a two-dollar bill upon his acceptance . The lawyer declined the money , saying that he had no license to practise , and would , consequently , be liable to a heavy fine should he receive remuneration for his services . He enquired after Ben 's health , and was pleased to learn that , while his heroic remedies had left the patient `` as rayd as a biled lobister , '' externally , he was otherwise all right , except for a little stiffness .