seven in the morning
`` We 'll dress and bring our cots out into the open , '' Dick proposed . `` You might as well have us , Dave , where you can get us instantly , and ready for action , by just touching us on the shoulder . '' But the night passed , without any further disturbances than the occasional distant firing , and the rousing , every hour , of a new watchman for the camp . It was past seven in the morning when Dick finally turned out , to find Greg and Harry busy preparing breakfast , while Darrin still slumbered . `` Where are Tom and Dan ? '' Prescott asked . `` Look through the trees , and presently you 'll discover them out in the canoe , '' answered Greg .