nine in the morning
`` And then there 'll be a log hut to build and the whole place to explore , and lots of bathing and boating . '' `` And no lessons to do at night . '' `` And we can get up concerts and penny readings , you know , for the winter evenings . '' `` And need n't get up till half-past nine in the morning . '' And so they went on , till gradually the prospect became so delightful that even Wallas warmed up to it and expressed a wish that they could start at once . It was , however , decided that they could not manage it this term , as they would have to spend Christmas at home and provide themselves with necessaries for their journey . As to the means of getting out as far as Sinnamary , at any rate , they had no anxiety on that score , for Captain Gayford , when he once heard the object of their expedition , would be sure to take them on one of his ships , and possibly afford them much valuable information as to their further route into the bargain .