four in the morning
`` Oh , there 's no doubt of that , '' said the colonel . `` We 've learned that long ago . They stand up for him whenever he needs them , and they give him all they 've got to help carry on the war . '' The meal finished , the officers smoked awhile , and then went to bed , for they were to be up at four in the morning . ARCHIE was awakened at four the next morning by the sound of the bugle , and , hastily dressing , he hurried down-stairs to learn the plans of the officers . He found that they were going to start on the march as soon as the men had drunk their morning coffee , and Archie immediately made preparations to go with them . The colonel looked on in amazement .