four in the morning
Was there a paddle in her canoe ? she thought . Was it ready ? She would have to start early -- at four in the morning , in a very few hours . She rose from her chair , thinking she would require rest before the long pull in the early morning . The lamp was burning dimly , and her father , tired with the day 's labour , was already in his hammock . Nina put the lamp out and passed into a large room she shared with her mother on the left of the central passage .