four in the morning
`` No , father , '' said Loo , with a tearful smile , `` we must wait . '' `` Your daughter is right , '' whispered Mr Tucker . `` Whatever be the condition of Reuben , sleep is the best thing for him . '' `` But you must start for your conference at four in the morning , and he may not awake before that , '' objected MacFearsome . Their perplexities were suddenly removed by Reuben himself , who awoke while they were consulting , and asked his friend Jacob -- who watched at his side with the tenderness of a brother -- where Loo had gone to . `` She 's here , Reuben , waitin ' to get married , '' replied his friend . The hunter roused himself , looked hastily round , raised himself one one elbow , and said in a strong voice , `` Come , I 'm ready now .