half past eight
That 's the great comfort about most things . You get on quite well enough without them , though of course you would get on better with , if you could do them . '' The Tortoise did in fact slip along at a very satisfactory pace in spite of the lightness of the wind . It was just half past eight when they reached the mouth of the bay in which they had lunched the day before with Miss Rutherford . `` I feel rather , '' said Priscilla , `` as if I could do with a little breakfast There 's no use going on shore . Let 's anchor and eat what we want in the boat . '' Frank who was very hungry agreed at once .