Six o'clock
`` We 'll be in luck if we make any Sunk Creek this night . '' He went on with his breakfast , thinking aloud for the benefit of his companion , who made no comments , preferring silence to the discomfort of talking with a man whose vindictive humor was so thoroughly uppermost . He did not even listen very attentively , but continued his preparations for departure , washing the dishes , rolling the blankets , and moving about in his usual way of easy and visible good nature . `` Six o'clock , already , '' said Balaam , saddling the horses . `` And we 'll not get started for ten minutes more . '' Then he came to Pedro . `` So you have n't quit fooling yet , have n't you ? ''