eight
o’clock
I am going to sleep . '' Hamel awoke to find his room filled with sunshine and a soft wind blowing in through the open window . There was a pleasant odour of coffee floating up from the kitchen . He looked at his watch -- it was past eight o'clock . The sea was glittering and bespangled with sunlight . He found among his scanty belongings a bathing suit , and , wrapped in his overcoat , hurried down-stairs . `` Breakfast in half an hour , Mrs. Cox , '' he called out .