five in the morning
`` If you like , father , '' said Diana , `` we 'll pull up all the blinds ; then the hot , blazin ' sun will come in , and you 'll see that it 's not early at all ; it 's late . '' Mr. Delaney happened to glance at a clock which stood on the mantelpiece exactly facing the big bed . `` I read on the face of that clock , '' he said , `` that the hour is half-past five . Now , what have you four little children to do , sitting on my bed at half-past five in the morning ? '' When Mr. Delaney said this he shook himself slightly and upset Diana 's balance , and made Orion choke with silent laughter . Iris and Apollo gazed at him gravely . `` We all made up our minds to do it , '' said Iris .