six in the morning
They dressed quickly , rang , and ordered breakfast , and had time to eat it leisurely before the hour at which the cab was ordered to take them to the railway station . They caught the six o'clock express on the point of starting , and had just settled themselves comfortably in a first-class carriage when the train moved . There is a difference in the time kept even by express trains . This one seemed to be the fastest among the fast , since it steamed out of the London station at six in the morning and steamed into the Edinboro ' station at four in the afternoon . Ishmael called a cab for himself and fellow-traveler . And when they had taken their seats in it , he gave the order , `` To Magruder 's Hotel . '' And the cab started .