six o'clock in the morning
He also said that youngsters , in their repentant moments , consider their sins much more serious and ineffaceable than they really are . We talked together all through the evening , and rehearsed the story of the death of The Boy . As soon as the moon was up , and The Boy , theoretically , just buried , we struck across country for the Station . We walked from eight till six o'clock in the morning ; but though we were dead-tired , we did not forget to go to The Boy 's room and put away his revolver with the proper amount of cartridges in the pouch . Also to set his writing-case on the table . We found the Colonel and reported the death , feeling more like murderers than ever . Then we went to bed and slept the clock round ; for there was no more in us .