eight o'clock
I was glad to see the morning light , and to hear the song of the spring birds . The sun rose bright and beautiful , but my fellow-voyagers still slept . I enjoyed the scene , and I permitted them to slumber as long as they would . It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room . She told me she had slept soundly , and felt as well as ever she did in her life . I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him ; but he had slept at least six hours , and I concluded that he could stand it till night . I gave him the steering oar , and Flora and I got breakfast .