nine o'clock in the morning
Two iron-shod poles , two guns , and two large game bags , were reserved for my uncle and myself . Hans , who was a man who never forgot even the minutest precautions , had added to our baggage a large skin full of water , as an addition to our gourds . This assured us water for eight days . It was nine o'clock in the morning when we were quite ready . The rector and his huge wife or servant , I never knew which , stood at the door to see us off . They appeared to be about to inflict on us the usual final kiss of the Icelanders . To our supreme astonishment their adieu took the shape of a formidable bill , in which they even counted the use of the pastoral house , really and truly the most abominable and dirty place I ever was in .