half past
nine
She listened for sounds , but outside all was silence and she dressed hurriedly . Stepping from the tent , she saw the dead ashes of the little fire and the contents of the packs apparently undisturbed , covered with the tarp . She glanced at her watch . It was half past nine . Suddenly she remembered that dawn had already began to grey the east when they retired . She was the first one up ! She would let the others sleep .