Half past six
The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias Half-past six on a July morning ! The Mariposa Belle is at the wharf , decked in flags , with steam up ready to start . Excursion day ! Half past six on a July morning , and Lake Wissanotti lying in the sun as calm as glass . The opal colours of the morning light are shot from the surface of the water . Out on the lake the last thin threads of the mist are clearing away like flecks of cotton wool . The long call of the loon echoes over the lake .