five o'clock
So , after mixing myself a stiff peg , I undressed and got into bed , soothing my harassed mind with another chapter or two of H.G. Wells before attempting to go to sleep . So successful was this prescription that when I did drop off it was into a deep , dreamless slumber which was only broken by the appearance of Gertie ` Uggins with a cup of tea at eight o'clock the next morning . Soundly and long as I had slept I did n't hurry about getting up . According to Joyce , Tommy would not be back until somewhere about two , and I had had so many grisly mornings of turning out at five o'clock after a night of sleepless horror that the mere fact of being able to lie in bed between clean sheets was still something of a novelty and a pleasure . Lie in bed I accordingly did , and , in the process of consuming several cigarettes , continued to ponder over the extraordinary events of the previous evening . When I did roll out , it was to enjoy another nice hot bath and an excellent breakfast . After that I occupied myself for some time by running over the various notes and calculations which I had made while I was with McMurtrie , just in case I found it necessary to start the practical side of my work earlier than I expected .