about seven o'clock in the morning
As it is , '' and the bitterness crept into his voice again , `` I stopped half-way up the hill of success as I told you , and threw my prospects away . That is why you are to live my life over for me and bring success whether or no . '' Mr. Polk and Steve made their railroad trip by night , and the sleeper with its rows of shelf-like beds was a fresh experience for the boy , but he climbed to the upper berth and slept the sleep of healthy youth . They reached L -- about seven o'clock in the morning , and the sight of mountain and valley spread out before them in purple beauty gave a strange thrill of joy to Steve . The mountaineer 's love of the mountains rushed upon him after all his new , pleasant experiences with a first consciously defined emotion . `` Well , '' said Mr. Polk , `` now the problem is how we can cover that forty miles which lies between us and our school . '' But just at that moment he spied an old man helping a woman into a wagon , and at once he stepped up , found they were fortunately going to the same point , and would gladly take in two passengers with the ready accommodation of mountain people .