eight o'clock in the
morning
for I do n't know when to do it except before breakfast . '' `` To be sure I could get up in time . I only lie in bed because there is nothing to do , and nobody to speak to . '' `` Well then , will you meet me in the schoolroom at eight o'clock in the morning ? '' `` Very well . '' No more was said , but Lionel kept his appointment . It was , as Marian guessed a recommendation of his brother 's .