seven o'clock in the morning
But this has nothing to do with Plodkins ' story . On an Atlantic liner , when there is a large list of passengers , especially of English passengers , it is difficult to get a convenient hour in the morning at which to take a bath . This being the case , the purser usually takes down the names of applicants and assigns each a particular hour . Your hour may be , say seven o'clock in the morning . The next man comes on at half-past seven , and the third man at eight , and so on . The bedroom steward raps at your door when the proper time arrives , and informs you that the bath is ready . You wrap a dressing-gown or a cloak around you , and go along the silent corridors to the bath-room , coming back , generally before your half hour is up , like a giant refreshed .