nine A.M.
` No , do n't talk about that , ' Temple entreated me , biting his lip . ` Richie , we 're going fast through the water . It reminds me of breakfast . I should guess the hour to be nine A.M. ' My watch was unable to assist us ; the hands pointed to half-past four , and were fixed . We ran up on deck . Looking over the stern of the vessel , across a line of rippling eddying red gold , we saw the sun low upon cushions of beautiful cloud ; no trace of fog anywhere ; blue sky overhead , and a mild breeze blowing . ` Sunrise , ' I said .