three in the morning
These are long , wooden runners on which Norwegians travel with great speed over hard snow . Jim was positive that he could make the skis and that he could use them successfully . Harry still remained weak and ill , caring nothing for food , though his refusals to eat drove Reads well-nigh frantic . The morning after the skis were made , Jim Ferrers , who had relieved worn-out Tom at three in the morning , stepped to the young engineer 's bunk and shook him lightly . `` All right , '' said Reade , sitting up in bed . `` I 'll get up . '' He was out of the bunk almost instantly .