midnight
Moreover , to both , Marjorie was still a child , anything serious would be absurd , and anyway Marjorie was meant for Gray . In the mountains Gray 's interest in his life was growing every day . He liked to watch things planned and grow into execution . His day began with the screech of a whistle at midnight . Every morning he saw the sun rise and the mists unroll and the drenched flanks of the mountains glisten and drip under the sunlight . During the afternoon he woke up in time to stroll down the creek , meet Mavis after school and walk back to the circuit rider 's house with her . After supper every night he would go down the spur and sit under the honeysuckles with her on the porch .