five
minutes past six
To be routed out of bed a clear hour before the proper time , even on a summer morning , was not , therefore , a prospect that appealed to him . When he woke it seemed even less attractive than it had done when he went to sleep . He had banged his head on the pillow six times over-night , and this silent alarm proved effective , as it always does . Reaching out a hand for his watch , he found that it was five minutes past six . This was to the good . He could manage another quarter of an hour between the sheets . It would only take him ten minutes to wash and get into his flannels .