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why , we might all catch our death of cold . '' Having washed themselves , the cadets lost no time in donning the clothing they had taken off on retiring . Then they continued to walk around the narrow room in order to keep their blood in circulation . It was now about eight o'clock , and they wondered if they would get any breakfast . `` A hot cup of cocoa or coffee would n't go bad , '' remarked Spouter . `` Not to say anything about ham and eggs , hot muffins , or a few other things on the side . '' `` Yum , yum !