nearly seven o'clock
It had been made too many times without fulfilment . The old lady having reached her destination , we take leave of her for the present , promising to resume her acquaintance in subsequent chapters . Henry Morton rose with the sun . This was not so early as may be supposed , for already November had touched its middle point , and the tardy sun did not make its appearance till nearly seven o'clock . As he passed through the hall he noticed that breakfast was not quite ready . `` A little walk will sharpen my appetite , '' he thought . He put on his hat , and , passing through the stable-yard at the rear , climbed over a fence and ascended a hill which he had observed from his chamber window .